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

Wirral (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.33 in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
1.33
Change on year
down 40.9%
Rank
891st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
9.27
in 1997
All-time low
0.25
in 1981
Years of data
28
1980–2011

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Wirral (NUTS 2021), 1980–2011

02468101980199520111980: 11981: 0.251982: 11984: 0.51985: 2.81987: 0.751988: 0.511989: 1.31991: 0.51992: 1.51993: 1.51994: 1.51995: 1.21997: 9.31998: 8.31999: 0.672000: 42001: 2.62002: 4.42003: 1.62004: 2.52005: 2.82006: 12007: 1.82008: 12009: 0.92010: 2.22011: 1.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wirral (NUTS 2021) is 1.33, measured in 2011.

The figure is down 40.9% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wirral (NUTS 2021) peaked at 9.27 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1981.

Wirral (NUTS 2021) ranks 891st 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 Wirral (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 Wirral (NUTS 2021), 1980 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1980 1
1981 0.25 -75.0%
1982 1 +300.0%
1984 0.5 -50.0%
1985 2.76 +452.0%
1987 0.75 -72.8%
1988 0.51 -32.0%
1989 1.33 +160.8%
1991 0.5 -62.4%
1992 1.53 +206.0%
1993 1.5 -2.0%
1994 1.54 +2.7%
1995 1.25 -18.8%
1997 9.27 +641.6%
1998 8.33 -10.1%
1999 0.67 -92.0%
2000 4.03 +501.5%
2001 2.65 -34.2%
2002 4.42 +66.8%
2003 1.58 -64.3%
2004 2.48 +57.0%
2005 2.82 +13.7%
2006 1 -64.5%
2007 1.8 +80.0%
2008 1 -44.4%
2009 0.9 -10.0%
2010 2.25 +150.0%
2011 1.33 -40.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.01 0.25 2.76 8
1990s 3.07 0.5 9.27 8
2000s 2.27 0.9 4.42 10
2010s 1.79 1.33 2.25 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wirral (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Wirral (NUTS 2021) was 1.33 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Wirral (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 9.27 in 1997.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Wirral (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1981.
How does Wirral (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Wirral (NUTS 2021) ranks 891st 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 Wirral (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Wirral (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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