Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 59.71 Number in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
59.71 Number
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
45th
of 60 countries
All-time high
59.71 Number
in 2014
All-time low
9 Number
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Liechtenstein, 1980–2014
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2014, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Liechtenstein stood at 59.71 Number. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Liechtenstein peaked at 59.71 Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9 Number, in 1980.
Liechtenstein ranks 45th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9 Number | — |
| 1981 | 9.83 Number | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 12.5 Number | +27.2% |
| 1983 | 11.83 Number | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 12.42 Number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 17.15 Number | +38.1% |
| 1986 | 25.42 Number | +48.2% |
| 1987 | 14.75 Number | -42.0% |
| 1988 | 19.27 Number | +30.6% |
| 1989 | 24 Number | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 22.25 Number | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 24.33 Number | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 12.75 Number | -47.6% |
| 1993 | 17.28 Number | +35.5% |
| 1994 | 22.87 Number | +32.3% |
| 1995 | 13.52 Number | -40.9% |
| 1996 | 28.84 Number | +113.3% |
| 1997 | 19.17 Number | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 39.5 Number | +106.1% |
| 1999 | 19.98 Number | -49.4% |
| 2000 | 23.98 Number | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 27.75 Number | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 25.82 Number | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 24.82 Number | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 23.81 Number | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 25.54 Number | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 31.57 Number | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 30.03 Number | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 36.81 Number | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 29.88 Number | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 43.87 Number | +46.8% |
| 2011 | 32.37 Number | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 27.7 Number | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 55.75 Number | +101.3% |
| 2014 | 59.71 Number | +7.1% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 59.71 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 385.44 Number, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 59.71 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 364.42 Number, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.62 Number | 9 Number | 25.42 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.05 Number | 12.75 Number | 39.5 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28 Number | 23.81 Number | 36.81 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.88 Number | 27.7 Number | 59.71 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More science & technology data for Liechtenstein
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 128.9 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 51,393 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 314.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 51.21 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Liechtenstein?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Liechtenstein was 59.71 Number in 2014, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 59.71 Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Number in 1980.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Liechtenstein ranks 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2014.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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