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

Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 68.18 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
68.18
Change on year
down 25.7%
Rank
80th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
132.45
in 2009
All-time low
3
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

0501001501978199520121978: 31979: 10.71980: 16.81981: 7.71982: 15.31983: 121984: 121985: 16.61986: 22.51987: 18.21988: 331989: 411990: 42.11991: 40.71992: 47.31993: 49.41994: 70.91995: 84.71996: 65.71997: 951998: 68.51999: 75.72000: 104.82001: 86.12002: 104.92003: 82.92004: 86.12005: 932006: 114.12007: 102.52008: 122.92009: 132.42010: 83.82011: 91.82012: 68.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) recorded 68.18 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 132.45 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1978.

That places Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) 80th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Zuid-Holland (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 Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 3
1979 10.67 +255.7%
1980 16.83 +57.7%
1981 7.67 -54.4%
1982 15.27 +99.1%
1983 12 -21.4%
1984 12 +0.0%
1985 16.62 +38.5%
1986 22.48 +35.3%
1987 18.22 -19.0%
1988 33.03 +81.3%
1989 41 +24.1%
1990 42.06 +2.6%
1991 40.73 -3.2%
1992 47.28 +16.1%
1993 49.44 +4.6%
1994 70.94 +43.5%
1995 84.67 +19.4%
1996 65.66 -22.5%
1997 95.05 +44.8%
1998 68.46 -28.0%
1999 75.7 +10.6%
2000 104.77 +38.4%
2001 86.14 -17.8%
2002 104.94 +21.8%
2003 82.92 -21.0%
2004 86.14 +3.9%
2005 93 +8.0%
2006 114.07 +22.7%
2007 102.47 -10.2%
2008 122.86 +19.9%
2009 132.45 +7.8%
2010 83.79 -36.7%
2011 91.82 +9.6%
2012 68.18 -25.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.83 3 10.67 2
1980s 19.51 7.67 41 10
1990s 64 40.73 95.05 10
2000s 102.98 82.92 132.45 10
2010s 81.26 68.18 91.82 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) was 68.18 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 132.45 in 2009.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1978.
How does Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) ranks 80th 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 Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zuid-Holland (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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
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