High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 3 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria, 1980–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria is 3, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria peaked at 7.72 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1999.
That places Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria 659th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.33 | -67.0% |
| 1993 | 1.13 | +242.4% |
| 1996 | 0.33 | -70.8% |
| 1998 | 1 | +203.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 | -80.0% |
| 2000 | 1.42 | +610.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.75 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 2.05 | +173.3% |
| 2005 | 5.33 | +160.0% |
| 2006 | 7.72 | +44.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -80.6% |
| 2008 | 2.63 | +75.3% |
| 2009 | 2.33 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | -78.5% |
| 2011 | 2 | +300.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.665 | 0.2 | 1.13 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.72 | 0.75 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 |
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 19,278 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 87.4% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria was 3 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1999.
- How does Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria ranks 659th 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 Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria 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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