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

Västra Götalands län: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 43.44 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
43.44
Change on year
up 7.3%
Rank
115th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
65.97
in 2001
All-time low
1.25
in 1978
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Västra Götalands län, 1977–2012

02040601977199420121977: 31978: 1.21979: 2.21980: 4.21981: 3.51982: 4.91983: 5.21984: 10.31985: 10.51986: 3.71987: 8.71988: 71989: 121990: 20.11991: 10.11992: 14.21993: 20.71994: 16.41995: 22.81996: 23.31997: 43.91998: 50.91999: 48.22000: 53.62001: 662002: 54.62003: 512004: 58.22005: 59.52006: 51.32007: 58.72008: 48.52009: 49.82010: 47.22011: 40.52012: 43.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Västra Götalands län recorded 43.44 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Västra Götalands län peaked at 65.97 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 1978.

That places Västra Götalands län 115th out of 1415 regions 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 Västra Götalands län, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Västra Götalands län, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 3
1978 1.25 -58.3%
1979 2.25 +80.0%
1980 4.25 +88.9%
1981 3.5 -17.6%
1982 4.92 +40.6%
1983 5.25 +6.7%
1984 10.33 +96.8%
1985 10.5 +1.6%
1986 3.67 -65.0%
1987 8.7 +137.1%
1988 7 -19.5%
1989 12 +71.4%
1990 20.07 +67.2%
1991 10.14 -49.5%
1992 14.16 +39.6%
1993 20.7 +46.2%
1994 16.42 -20.7%
1995 22.77 +38.7%
1996 23.33 +2.5%
1997 43.85 +88.0%
1998 50.91 +16.1%
1999 48.23 -5.3%
2000 53.61 +11.2%
2001 65.97 +23.1%
2002 54.57 -17.3%
2003 50.96 -6.6%
2004 58.2 +14.2%
2005 59.51 +2.3%
2006 51.26 -13.9%
2007 58.7 +14.5%
2008 48.55 -17.3%
2009 49.75 +2.5%
2010 47.2 -5.1%
2011 40.49 -14.2%
2012 43.44 +7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.17 1.25 3 3
1980s 7.01 3.5 12 10
1990s 27.06 10.14 50.91 10
2000s 55.11 48.55 65.97 10
2010s 43.71 40.49 47.2 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Västra Götalands län?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Västra Götalands län was 43.44 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Västra Götalands län?
The highest recorded value was 65.97 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Västra Götalands län?
The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 1978.
How does Västra Götalands län rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Västra Götalands län ranks 115th 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 Västra Götalands län?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Västra Götalands 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
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