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

Vaud: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 51.05 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
51.05
Change on year
down 18.5%
Rank
99th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
89.31
in 2010
All-time low
1
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

0204060801977199420121977: 11978: 6.51979: 3.51980: 3.21981: 91982: 5.51983: 71984: 12.61985: 9.51986: 7.31987: 7.21988: 9.11989: 10.81990: 15.71991: 17.11992: 29.21993: 14.71994: 27.71995: 25.21996: 24.91997: 42.61998: 31.11999: 61.82000: 752001: 70.82002: 81.12003: 59.62004: 71.82005: 65.52006: 59.72007: 44.22008: 55.12009: 61.22010: 89.32011: 62.62012: 51

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vaud is 51.05, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vaud peaked at 89.31 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.

That places Vaud 99th 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 Vaud, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Vaud, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1978 6.5 +550.0%
1979 3.5 -46.2%
1980 3.17 -9.4%
1981 9 +183.9%
1982 5.5 -38.9%
1983 7 +27.3%
1984 12.62 +80.3%
1985 9.5 -24.7%
1986 7.33 -22.8%
1987 7.22 -1.5%
1988 9.08 +25.8%
1989 10.83 +19.3%
1990 15.67 +44.7%
1991 17.13 +9.3%
1992 29.21 +70.5%
1993 14.68 -49.7%
1994 27.74 +89.0%
1995 25.21 -9.1%
1996 24.87 -1.3%
1997 42.64 +71.5%
1998 31.12 -27.0%
1999 61.8 +98.6%
2000 75.02 +21.4%
2001 70.75 -5.7%
2002 81.1 +14.6%
2003 59.61 -26.5%
2004 71.85 +20.5%
2005 65.51 -8.8%
2006 59.72 -8.8%
2007 44.22 -26.0%
2008 55.14 +24.7%
2009 61.19 +11.0%
2010 89.31 +46.0%
2011 62.62 -29.9%
2012 51.05 -18.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.67 1 6.5 3
1980s 8.12 3.17 12.62 10
1990s 29.01 14.68 61.8 10
2000s 64.41 44.22 81.1 10
2010s 67.66 51.05 89.31 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vaud?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vaud was 51.05 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Vaud?
The highest recorded value was 89.31 in 2010.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Vaud?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
How does Vaud rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Vaud ranks 99th 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 Vaud?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vaud 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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