High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016)

Vestlandet (statistical region 2016): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 3.17 in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
3.17
Change on year
down 13.9%
Rank
651st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
12.75
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 1979
Years of data
19
1979–2011

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016), 1979–2011

02.557.51012.51979199520111979: 11982: 11992: 11995: 1.31997: 2.31998: 8.41999: 1.62000: 32001: 8.12002: 3.82003: 42004: 4.12005: 5.52006: 7.52007: 5.82008: 8.32009: 12.82010: 3.72011: 3.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2011, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016) stood at 3.17.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016) peaked at 12.75 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1979.

Vestlandet (statistical region 2016) ranks 651st 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 Vestlandet (statistical region 2016), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016), 1979 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1979 1
1982 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1995 1.33 +33.0%
1997 2.33 +75.2%
1998 8.4 +260.5%
1999 1.58 -81.2%
2000 3 +89.9%
2001 8.14 +171.3%
2002 3.75 -53.9%
2003 4 +6.7%
2004 4.13 +3.2%
2005 5.5 +33.2%
2006 7.5 +36.4%
2007 5.76 -23.2%
2008 8.27 +43.6%
2009 12.75 +54.2%
2010 3.68 -71.1%
2011 3.17 -13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 1 1 1 1
1990s 2.93 1 8.4 5
2000s 6.28 3 12.75 10
2010s 3.42 3.17 3.68 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016) was 3.17 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016)?
The highest recorded value was 12.75 in 2009.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Vestlandet (statistical region 2016)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1979.
How does Vestlandet (statistical region 2016) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Vestlandet (statistical region 2016) ranks 651st 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 Vestlandet (statistical region 2016)?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vestlandet (statistical region 2016) 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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