High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Vlaams Gewest
Vlaams Gewest: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 250 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
250
Change on year
up 6.1%
Rank
18th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
278.9
in 2002
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 Vlaams Gewest, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vlaams Gewest is 250, measured in 2012.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vlaams Gewest peaked at 278.9 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.
Vlaams Gewest ranks 18th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Vlaams Gewest, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 1979 | 3.5 | -30.0% |
| 1980 | 8.2 | +134.3% |
| 1981 | 8.33 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 11.08 | +33.0% |
| 1983 | 20.1 | +81.4% |
| 1984 | 24.2 | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 26.16 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 33.83 | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 35.04 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 47.33 | +35.1% |
| 1989 | 30.46 | -35.6% |
| 1990 | 60.67 | +99.2% |
| 1991 | 71.67 | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 75.17 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 102.12 | +35.9% |
| 1994 | 94.03 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 128.33 | +36.5% |
| 1996 | 104.83 | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 160.33 | +52.9% |
| 1998 | 175.18 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 209.1 | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 177.11 | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 214.43 | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 278.9 | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 224.48 | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 261.13 | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 272.57 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 245.27 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 267.31 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 243.76 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 214.98 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 205.17 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 235.55 | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 250 | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.17 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1980s | 24.47 | 8.2 | 47.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.14 | 60.67 | 209.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 239.99 | 177.11 | 278.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 230.24 | 205.17 | 250 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vlaams Gewest?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Vlaams Gewest was 250 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Vlaams Gewest?
- The highest recorded value was 278.9 in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Vlaams Gewest?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
- How does Vlaams Gewest rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Vlaams Gewest ranks 18th 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 Vlaams Gewest?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vlaams Gewest 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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