High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Wales (NUTS 2021)

Wales (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 26.36 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
26.36
Change on year
up 18.3%
Rank
178th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
31.63
in 2000
All-time low
0.67
in 1981
Years of data
32
1981–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Wales (NUTS 2021), 1981–2012

01020301981199620121981: 0.671982: 11983: 21984: 3.51985: 2.21986: 1.81987: 3.21988: 5.71989: 81990: 7.21991: 7.31992: 13.11993: 8.81994: 27.11995: 20.21996: 15.91997: 13.61998: 23.51999: 20.82000: 31.62001: 30.12002: 262003: 25.42004: 22.82005: 21.62006: 16.92007: 20.82008: 16.32009: 25.62010: 18.32011: 22.32012: 26.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wales (NUTS 2021) stood at 26.36.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wales (NUTS 2021) peaked at 31.63 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1981.

That places Wales (NUTS 2021) 178th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Wales (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Wales (NUTS 2021), 1981 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1981 0.67
1982 1 +49.3%
1983 2 +100.0%
1984 3.5 +75.0%
1985 2.25 -35.7%
1986 1.75 -22.2%
1987 3.17 +81.1%
1988 5.67 +78.9%
1989 7.95 +40.2%
1990 7.2 -9.4%
1991 7.28 +1.1%
1992 13.07 +79.5%
1993 8.82 -32.5%
1994 27.08 +207.0%
1995 20.16 -25.6%
1996 15.92 -21.0%
1997 13.64 -14.3%
1998 23.52 +72.4%
1999 20.81 -11.5%
2000 31.63 +52.0%
2001 30.09 -4.9%
2002 26.01 -13.6%
2003 25.39 -2.4%
2004 22.75 -10.4%
2005 21.62 -5.0%
2006 16.85 -22.1%
2007 20.82 +23.6%
2008 16.33 -21.6%
2009 25.58 +56.6%
2010 18.33 -28.3%
2011 22.28 +21.5%
2012 26.36 +18.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.11 0.67 7.95 9
1990s 15.75 7.2 27.08 10
2000s 23.71 16.33 31.63 10
2010s 22.32 18.33 26.36 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wales (NUTS 2021) was 26.36 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 31.63 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Wales (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1981.
How does Wales (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Wales (NUTS 2021) ranks 178th 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 Wales (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Wales (NUTS 2021) 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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