High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 935.65 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
935.65
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
3rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
1,910
in 2000
All-time low
23
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in United Kingdom, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in United Kingdom is 935.65, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in United Kingdom peaked at 1,910 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23, in 1977.
That places United Kingdom 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 23 | — |
| 1978 | 86.17 | +274.7% |
| 1979 | 138 | +60.1% |
| 1980 | 167.43 | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 266.35 | +59.1% |
| 1982 | 302.28 | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 410.51 | +35.8% |
| 1984 | 445.17 | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 480.06 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 555.43 | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 556.4 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 630.51 | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 702.39 | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 695.85 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 596.86 | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 666.32 | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 697.61 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 838.15 | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 883.77 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1,041 | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 1,159 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 1,475 | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 1,750 | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 1,910 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 1,765 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 1,603 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1,453 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 1,432 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,395 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,310 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1,252 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,144 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 1,162 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,090 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,080 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 935.65 | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.39 | 23 | 138 | 3 |
| 1980s | 451.65 | 167.43 | 702.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 980.34 | 596.86 | 1,750 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,442 | 1,144 | 1,910 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,035 | 935.65 | 1,090 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in United Kingdom?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in United Kingdom was 935.65 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,910 in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 1977.
- How does United Kingdom rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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