High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Switzerland
Switzerland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other was 150.95 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
150.95
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
10th
of 27 countries
All-time high
263.68
in 2000
All-time low
6
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Switzerland, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Switzerland stood at 150.95.
That represents a change of down 16.3% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Switzerland peaked at 263.68 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1977.
Switzerland ranks 10th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 | — |
| 1978 | 27.26 | +354.3% |
| 1979 | 47.67 | +74.9% |
| 1980 | 39.42 | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 51.46 | +30.5% |
| 1982 | 49.92 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 53.79 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 87.81 | +63.2% |
| 1985 | 85.22 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 90.14 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 85.12 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 121.87 | +43.2% |
| 1989 | 101.13 | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 77.2 | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 85.1 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 86.41 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 75.52 | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 102.57 | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 90.77 | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 105.91 | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 138.08 | +30.4% |
| 1998 | 166.96 | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 182.46 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 263.68 | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 260.84 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 222.45 | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 203.08 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 229.16 | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 231.64 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 202.34 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 219 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 194.49 | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 178.01 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 173.26 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 180.27 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 150.95 | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.98 | 6 | 47.67 | 3 |
| 1980s | 76.59 | 39.42 | 121.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.1 | 75.52 | 182.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 220.47 | 178.01 | 263.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.16 | 150.95 | 180.27 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Switzerland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Switzerland was 150.95 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 263.68 in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1977.
- How does Switzerland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other?
- Switzerland ranks 10th 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 Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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