High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Zuid-Limburg
Zuid-Limburg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 8.58 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Zuid-Limburg, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Zuid-Limburg recorded 8.58 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 31.5% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Limburg peaked at 28.12 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1991.
Zuid-Limburg ranks 372nd 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 Zuid-Limburg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.5 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 3.13 | +56.5% |
| 1988 | 2.67 | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 5.1 | +91.0% |
| 1990 | 2.75 | -46.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5 | -81.8% |
| 1992 | 2.5 | +400.0% |
| 1993 | 2.67 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 7.17 | +186.8% |
| 1996 | 4.07 | -43.2% |
| 1997 | 11.56 | +184.0% |
| 1998 | 8.52 | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 13.72 | +61.0% |
| 2000 | 18.88 | +37.6% |
| 2001 | 21.61 | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 12.5 | -42.2% |
| 2003 | 10.08 | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 10.99 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 22.79 | +107.4% |
| 2006 | 20.34 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 28.12 | +38.2% |
| 2008 | 23.2 | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 9.63 | -58.5% |
| 2010 | 11.76 | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 12.53 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 8.58 | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.43 | 1 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.6 | 0.5 | 13.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.81 | 9.63 | 28.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.96 | 8.58 | 12.53 | 3 |
More science & technology data for Zuid-Limburg
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 55.1 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Limburg?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Limburg was 8.58 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-Limburg?
- The highest recorded value was 28.12 in 2007.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Zuid-Limburg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1991.
- How does Zuid-Limburg rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Zuid-Limburg ranks 372nd 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-Limburg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zuid-Limburg 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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