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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012) by country

Countries reporting
27
Highest
1,512
Germany
Lowest
0.33
Malta
Median
31.4
Years covered
36
1977–2012
Data points
800

What the numbers show

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 1,512 in Germany; the lowest is 0.33 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.4, and the mean is 192.73.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,583.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 2,812.1%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 96.6%).

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 1,512 2012 down 40.1% volatile
2 France 1,009 2012 down 10.7% volatile
3 United Kingdom 644.7 2012 down 36.3% volatile
4 Netherlands 474.21 2012 down 61.7% volatile
5 Sweden 297.03 2012 up 73.7% volatile
6 Belgium 260.77 2012 down 10.9% volatile
7 Spain 214.3 2012 up 70.1% volatile
8 Finland 171.67 2012 down 47.6% volatile
9 Italy 153.69 2012 down 56.2% volatile
10 Switzerland 150.95 2012 down 32.1% volatile
11 Austria 91.86 2012 down 27.7% volatile
12 Denmark 53.35 2012 down 51.4% volatile
13 Norway 32.71 2012 down 33.8% volatile
14 Ireland 31.4 2012 down 8.7% volatile
15 Poland 31.31 2012 up 541.6% volatile
16 Hungary 24.73 2012 up 201.6% volatile
17 Lithuania 9.61 2012 up 2,812.1% volatile
18 Romania 8.26 2012 up 1,132.8% volatile
19 Portugal 7.47 2012 up 303.8% volatile
20 Latvia 7.22 2012 up 228.2% volatile
21 Greece 6.11 2012 down 64.6% volatile
22 Czechia 5.77 2012 up 25.4% volatile
23 Bulgaria 2.58 2012 up 158.0% volatile
24 Slovak Republic 1.93 2012 down 73.8% volatile
25 Croatia 0.33 2011 down 80.2% volatile
25 Iceland 0.33 2012 down 96.6% volatile
25 Malta 0.33 2009 down 67.0% rising

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 800 data points, 1977–2012
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