High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Zuid-Nederland
Zuid-Nederland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 382.52 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Zuid-Nederland, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Nederland is 382.52 Number, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 23.2% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Nederland peaked at 1,475 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8 Number, in 1977.
Zuid-Nederland ranks 5th of 1427 regions on this measure, 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 … NUTS in Zuid-Nederland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8 Number | — |
| 1978 | 10 Number | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 31.67 Number | +216.7% |
| 1980 | 34.25 Number | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 67.5 Number | +97.1% |
| 1982 | 120.67 Number | +78.8% |
| 1983 | 107.5 Number | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 123.68 Number | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 155.08 Number | +25.4% |
| 1986 | 182.58 Number | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 218.57 Number | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 241.07 Number | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 235.02 Number | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 182.63 Number | -22.3% |
| 1991 | 212.13 Number | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 213.87 Number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 216.18 Number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 216.18 Number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 276.96 Number | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 412.4 Number | +48.9% |
| 1997 | 508.01 Number | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 632.28 Number | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 821.08 Number | +29.9% |
| 2000 | 1,039 Number | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 1,475 Number | +42.0% |
| 2002 | 1,034 Number | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 798.4 Number | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 781.69 Number | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 670.64 Number | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 590.71 Number | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 459 Number | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 502.46 Number | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 520.91 Number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 421.16 Number | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 498.39 Number | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 382.52 Number | -23.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Zuid-Nederland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +216.7% | 10 Number | 31.67 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.56 Number | 8 Number | 31.67 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 148.59 Number | 34.25 Number | 241.07 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 369.17 Number | 182.63 Number | 821.08 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 787.12 Number | 459 Number | 1,475 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 434.02 Number | 382.52 Number | 498.39 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zuid-Nederland
- 2 France 1,697 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 5 Sweden 679.45 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 8 Finland 358.81 Number compare
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- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 1,329 Thousand persons (2025)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 51,203 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 99.2% (2025)
- Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for 86.0% (2025)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 1,422 Number (2012)
- Individuals who used the internet for interaction with public 85.1% (2021)
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- Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 89.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Nederland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Zuid-Nederland was 382.52 Number 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-Nederland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,475 Number in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Zuid-Nederland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Number in 1977.
- How does Zuid-Nederland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Zuid-Nederland ranks 5th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Zuid-Nederland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zuid-Nederland 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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