High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
West Midlands (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.67 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) is 9.67, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 40.7% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 23.23 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.
That places West Midlands (NUTS 2021) 333rd 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 West Midlands (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 1.5 | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 2.67 | +78.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5 | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 5 | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 5.33 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 2.67 | -49.9% |
| 1986 | 5.85 | +119.1% |
| 1987 | 3.15 | -46.2% |
| 1988 | 9.5 | +201.6% |
| 1989 | 11.62 | +22.3% |
| 1990 | 8.33 | -28.3% |
| 1991 | 6.12 | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 4.92 | -19.6% |
| 1993 | 5.39 | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 6.53 | +21.2% |
| 1995 | 7.5 | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 12.37 | +64.9% |
| 1997 | 15.54 | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 7.97 | -48.7% |
| 1999 | 15.7 | +97.0% |
| 2000 | 21.67 | +38.0% |
| 2001 | 23.23 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 19.13 | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 14.24 | -25.6% |
| 2004 | 19.82 | +39.2% |
| 2005 | 8.4 | -57.6% |
| 2006 | 17.14 | +104.0% |
| 2007 | 12.37 | -27.8% |
| 2008 | 16.66 | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 11.68 | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 16.18 | +38.5% |
| 2011 | 16.32 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.67 | -40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.98 | 1.5 | 11.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.04 | 4.92 | 15.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.43 | 8.4 | 23.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.06 | 9.67 | 16.32 | 3 |
More science & technology data for West Midlands (NUTS 2021)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 775.2 (2019)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 19,312 (2018)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 177 (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 18.5 (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) was 9.67 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.23 in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
- How does West Midlands (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 333rd 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 West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this West Midlands (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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