Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Greece
Greece: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional was 17.87 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in Greece, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Greece is 17.87 Number, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 52.0% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Greece peaked at 60.56 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1978.
That places Greece 41st out of 61 countries with data for 2012, 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 … institutional in Greece, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 Number | — |
| 1979 | 2.17 Number | +116.7% |
| 1980 | 3.2 Number | +47.7% |
| 1981 | 1 Number | -68.8% |
| 1982 | 3.83 Number | +283.3% |
| 1983 | 2.17 Number | -43.5% |
| 1984 | 2.58 Number | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 1.83 Number | -29.0% |
| 1986 | 4.87 Number | +165.5% |
| 1987 | 8.75 Number | +79.8% |
| 1988 | 2.08 Number | -76.2% |
| 1989 | 5 Number | +140.0% |
| 1990 | 7.5 Number | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 8.12 Number | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 8.53 Number | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2 Number | -76.6% |
| 1994 | 10.73 Number | +436.4% |
| 1995 | 7.28 Number | -32.1% |
| 1996 | 15.58 Number | +114.0% |
| 1997 | 20.45 Number | +31.2% |
| 1998 | 16.17 Number | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 18.86 Number | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 18.36 Number | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 24.95 Number | +35.9% |
| 2002 | 31.41 Number | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 35.7 Number | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 37.27 Number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 60.56 Number | +62.5% |
| 2006 | 46.18 Number | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 57 Number | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 49.25 Number | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 50.72 Number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 29.05 Number | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 37.19 Number | +28.0% |
| 2012 | 17.87 Number | -52.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 17.87 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.23 Number, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 17.87 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.43 Number, 33% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +436.4% | 2 Number | 10.73 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 Number | 1 Number | 2.17 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.53 Number | 1 Number | 8.75 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.52 Number | 2 Number | 20.45 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.14 Number | 18.36 Number | 60.56 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.04 Number | 17.87 Number | 37.19 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More science & technology data for Greece
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Greece?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Greece was 17.87 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 60.56 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1978.
- How does Greece rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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