High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Västerbottens län

Västerbottens län: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4.75 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
4.75
Change on year
up 7.5%
Rank
522nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
10.5
in 2007
All-time low
0.43
in 1990
Years of data
32
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Västerbottens län, 1980–2012

02.557.5101980199620121980: 11982: 0.671983: 11984: 3.21985: 4.31986: 21987: 31988: 1.51989: 41990: 0.431991: 1.31992: 1.41993: 3.71994: 3.21995: 1.91996: 2.61997: 2.51998: 8.91999: 2.22000: 52001: 5.82002: 6.92003: 7.62004: 5.72005: 22006: 2.52007: 10.52008: 9.52009: 4.52010: 2.52011: 4.42012: 4.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Västerbottens län is 4.75, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Västerbottens län peaked at 10.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.43, in 1990.

Västerbottens län ranks 522nd of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Västerbottens län, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Västerbottens län, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 1
1982 0.67 -33.0%
1983 1 +49.3%
1984 3.21 +221.0%
1985 4.33 +34.9%
1986 2 -53.8%
1987 3 +50.0%
1988 1.5 -50.0%
1989 4 +166.7%
1990 0.43 -89.2%
1991 1.26 +193.0%
1992 1.44 +14.3%
1993 3.71 +157.6%
1994 3.25 -12.4%
1995 1.88 -42.2%
1996 2.6 +38.3%
1997 2.5 -3.8%
1998 8.93 +257.2%
1999 2.25 -74.8%
2000 5 +122.2%
2001 5.83 +16.6%
2002 6.93 +18.9%
2003 7.6 +9.7%
2004 5.7 -25.0%
2005 2 -64.9%
2006 2.5 +25.0%
2007 10.5 +320.0%
2008 9.5 -9.5%
2009 4.53 -52.3%
2010 2.49 -45.0%
2011 4.42 +77.5%
2012 4.75 +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.3 0.67 4.33 9
1990s 2.83 0.43 8.93 10
2000s 6.01 2 10.5 10
2010s 3.89 2.49 4.75 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Västerbottens län?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Västerbottens län was 4.75 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Västerbottens län?
The highest recorded value was 10.5 in 2007.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Västerbottens län?
The lowest recorded value was 0.43 in 1990.
How does Västerbottens län rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Västerbottens län ranks 522nd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Västerbottens län?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Västerbottens län 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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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