Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Austria
Austria: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional was 751.95 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in Austria, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Austria recorded 751.95 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Austria peaked at 1,442 Number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.67 Number, in 1977.
Austria ranks 14th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Austria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 19.67 Number | — |
| 1978 | 123.95 Number | +530.3% |
| 1979 | 199.75 Number | +61.1% |
| 1980 | 206.47 Number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 221.68 Number | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 294.38 Number | +32.8% |
| 1983 | 293.15 Number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 389.4 Number | +32.8% |
| 1985 | 443.43 Number | +13.9% |
| 1986 | 410.63 Number | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 453.23 Number | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 521.28 Number | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 517.32 Number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 502.93 Number | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 495.39 Number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 473.18 Number | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 499.31 Number | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 533.94 Number | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 536.79 Number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 612.53 Number | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 765.45 Number | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 735.49 Number | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 846.57 Number | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 956.72 Number | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 958.41 Number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,090 Number | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 1,128 Number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1,223 Number | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 1,234 Number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,421 Number | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 1,442 Number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,321 Number | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 1,356 Number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,438 Number | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1,252 Number | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 751.95 Number | -40.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 751.95 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.23 Number, 10.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 751.95 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.43 Number, 13.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +530.3% | 19.67 Number | 123.95 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 114.46 Number | 19.67 Number | 199.75 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 375.1 Number | 206.47 Number | 521.28 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 600.16 Number | 473.18 Number | 846.57 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,213 Number | 956.72 Number | 1,442 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,147 Number | 751.95 Number | 1,438 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 11 Switzerland 1,232 Number compare
- 12 Taiwan 816.51 Number compare
- 13 Sweden 753.4 Number compare
- 15 Netherlands 710.64 Number compare
- 15 Netherlands 710.64 Number compare
- 17 Canada 618.5 Number compare
More science & technology data for Austria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 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 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 159 (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,846 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Austria?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Austria was 751.95 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,442 Number in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.67 Number in 1977.
- How does Austria rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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