Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Portugal
Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 142.23 Number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Portugal, 1979–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 142.23 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2017. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Portugal peaked at 142.23 Number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1979.
That places Portugal 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 Number | — |
| 1980 | 3 Number | +200.0% |
| 1981 | 2.5 Number | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 3.2 Number | +28.0% |
| 1983 | 2 Number | -37.5% |
| 1984 | 4.42 Number | +121.0% |
| 1985 | 5.7 Number | +29.0% |
| 1986 | 6.33 Number | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 11.53 Number | +82.1% |
| 1988 | 8.4 Number | -27.1% |
| 1989 | 6.25 Number | -25.6% |
| 1990 | 7.75 Number | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 9.42 Number | +21.5% |
| 1992 | 10.55 Number | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 18.31 Number | +73.6% |
| 1994 | 13.9 Number | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 14 Number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 18.87 Number | +34.8% |
| 1997 | 22.77 Number | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 26.85 Number | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 37.19 Number | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 41.98 Number | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 42.45 Number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 39.52 Number | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 66.72 Number | +68.8% |
| 2004 | 58.5 Number | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 122.85 Number | +110.0% |
| 2006 | 106.45 Number | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 123.83 Number | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 117.07 Number | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 92.22 Number | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 95.08 Number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 121.03 Number | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 112.18 Number | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 118.83 Number | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 126.75 Number | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 137.37 Number | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 139.12 Number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 142.23 Number | +2.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 142.23 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 385.44 Number, 37% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 142.23 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 364.42 Number, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +200.0% | 1 Number | 3 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.33 Number | 2 Number | 11.53 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.96 Number | 7.75 Number | 37.19 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.16 Number | 39.52 Number | 123.83 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.07 Number | 95.08 Number | 142.23 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 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 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Portugal?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Portugal was 142.23 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 142.23 Number in 2017.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1979.
- How does Portugal rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Portugal ranks 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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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