High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Lithuania
Lithuania: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other was 9.61 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Lithuania, 1994–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Lithuania stood at 9.61 Number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 174.6% on the previous year and up 2,812.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Lithuania peaked at 9.61 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1 Number, in 1994.
That places Lithuania 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 other in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1 Number | — |
| 1996 | 0.5 Number | +400.0% |
| 1997 | 0.33 Number | -34.0% |
| 1999 | 3 Number | +809.1% |
| 2000 | 1.78 Number | -40.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4 Number | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.33 Number | -76.4% |
| 2003 | 1.67 Number | +406.1% |
| 2004 | 0.83 Number | -50.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8 Number | +116.9% |
| 2006 | 3 Number | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 3 Number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.95 Number | +65.0% |
| 2009 | 5 Number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2 Number | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 Number | +75.0% |
| 2012 | 9.61 Number | +174.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +809.1% | 0.33 Number | 3 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9825 Number | 0.1 Number | 3 Number | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.38 Number | 0.33 Number | 5 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 Number | 2 Number | 9.61 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Lithuania?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Lithuania was 9.61 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.61 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 Number in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other?
- Lithuania ranks 21st out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,812.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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