High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Vest
Vest: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 2.14 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
2.14
Change on year
up 219.4%
Rank
763rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
2.53
in 2007
All-time low
0.67
in 2009
Years of data
5
2003–2011
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Vest, 2003–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Vest recorded 2.14 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 219.4% on the previous year and up 185.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vest peaked at 2.53 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 2009.
Vest ranks 763rd of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Vest, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.75 | — |
| 2007 | 2.53 | +237.3% |
| 2008 | 2.08 | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.67 | -67.8% |
| 2011 | 2.14 | +219.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 | 0.67 | 2.53 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vest?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vest was 2.14 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Vest?
- The highest recorded value was 2.53 in 2007.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Vest?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 2009.
- How does Vest rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Vest ranks 763rd out of 1415 regions with data for 2011.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Vest?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vest 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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