High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Norway

Norway: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other was 32.71 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
32.71
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
51.17
in 2003
All-time low
0.2
in 1985
Years of data
34
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Norway, 1979–2012

02040601979199520121979: 0.751980: 1.21981: 21982: 21983: 0.331984: 11985: 0.21986: 6.71987: 3.21988: 71989: 121990: 5.51991: 8.51992: 91993: 91994: 9.51995: 16.41996: 15.71997: 39.41998: 34.71999: 33.22000: 39.12001: 37.92002: 49.42003: 51.22004: 44.52005: 45.22006: 40.12007: 43.42008: 40.52009: 40.82010: 31.12011: 34.12012: 32.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Norway is 32.71, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Norway peaked at 51.17 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1985.

Norway ranks 13th of 27 countries 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 other in Norway, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012) in Norway, 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.75
1980 1.25 +66.7%
1981 2 +60.0%
1982 2 +0.0%
1983 0.33 -83.5%
1984 1 +203.0%
1985 0.2 -80.0%
1986 6.67 +3235.0%
1987 3.2 -52.0%
1988 7 +118.7%
1989 12 +71.4%
1990 5.5 -54.2%
1991 8.48 +54.2%
1992 9 +6.1%
1993 9 +0.0%
1994 9.5 +5.6%
1995 16.41 +72.7%
1996 15.7 -4.3%
1997 39.4 +151.0%
1998 34.68 -12.0%
1999 33.17 -4.4%
2000 39.09 +17.8%
2001 37.86 -3.1%
2002 49.42 +30.5%
2003 51.17 +3.5%
2004 44.5 -13.0%
2005 45.24 +1.7%
2006 40.12 -11.3%
2007 43.41 +8.2%
2008 40.51 -6.7%
2009 40.82 +0.8%
2010 31.11 -23.8%
2011 34.07 +9.5%
2012 32.71 -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.75 0.75 0.75 1
1980s 3.56 0.2 12 10
1990s 18.08 5.5 39.4 10
2000s 43.21 37.86 51.17 10
2010s 32.63 31.11 34.07 3

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 10 Switzerland 150.95 compare
  2. 11 Austria 91.86 compare
  3. 12 Denmark 53.35 compare
  4. 14 Ireland 31.4 compare
  5. 15 Poland 31.31 compare
  6. 16 Hungary 24.73 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Norway?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Norway was 32.71 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 51.17 in 2003.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1985.
How does Norway rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other?
Norway ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway 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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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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