High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Zug
Zug: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 8.88 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Zug, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zug is 8.88, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zug peaked at 16.33 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1978.
Zug ranks 367th 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 Zug, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.33 | — |
| 1979 | 3.5 | +960.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5 | -85.7% |
| 1981 | 3.67 | +634.0% |
| 1982 | 6.02 | +64.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5 | -75.1% |
| 1984 | 7 | +366.7% |
| 1985 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 1986 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 10 | +233.3% |
| 1989 | 2 | -80.0% |
| 1990 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.7 | +114.0% |
| 1993 | 3.5 | -67.3% |
| 1994 | 7.12 | +103.4% |
| 1995 | 7.17 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.03 | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 7.77 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 11.69 | +50.5% |
| 1999 | 9.88 | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 12.9 | +30.6% |
| 2001 | 10.78 | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 12 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 13.42 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 16.33 | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 9.27 | -43.2% |
| 2006 | 13.46 | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 7.63 | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 7.4 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.43 | +40.9% |
| 2010 | 13.85 | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 11.82 | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 8.88 | -24.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.92 | 0.33 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.47 | 0.5 | 10 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.59 | 3.5 | 11.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.36 | 7.4 | 16.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.52 | 8.88 | 13.85 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zug?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zug was 8.88 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Zug?
- The highest recorded value was 16.33 in 2004.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Zug?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1978.
- How does Zug rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Zug ranks 367th 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 Zug?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zug 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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