Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in South Africa
South Africa: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional was 10.48 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
10.48 Number
Change on year
down 75.9%
World rank
50th
of 61 countries
All-time high
108.75 Number
in 2006
All-time low
4.5 Number
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in South Africa, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in South Africa stood at 10.48 Number.
That represents a change of down 75.9% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in South Africa peaked at 108.75 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.5 Number, in 1977.
South Africa ranks 50th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4.5 Number | — |
| 1978 | 20.6 Number | +357.8% |
| 1979 | 20 Number | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 31.83 Number | +59.2% |
| 1981 | 43 Number | +35.1% |
| 1982 | 31.9 Number | -25.8% |
| 1983 | 50.07 Number | +56.9% |
| 1984 | 53 Number | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 49.17 Number | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 56.98 Number | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 53.96 Number | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 63.39 Number | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 56.16 Number | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 37.42 Number | -33.4% |
| 1991 | 48.28 Number | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 70.32 Number | +45.6% |
| 1993 | 68.87 Number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 58.1 Number | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 52.12 Number | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 66.12 Number | +26.9% |
| 1997 | 104.54 Number | +58.1% |
| 1998 | 105.7 Number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 96.58 Number | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 98.72 Number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 67.75 Number | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 82.03 Number | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 82.72 Number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 98.1 Number | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 77.92 Number | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 108.75 Number | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 90.81 Number | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 87.09 Number | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 63.6 Number | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 73.75 Number | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 43.4 Number | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 10.48 Number | -75.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.03 Number | 4.5 Number | 20.6 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 48.95 Number | 31.83 Number | 63.39 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.81 Number | 37.42 Number | 105.7 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.75 Number | 63.6 Number | 108.75 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.54 Number | 10.48 Number | 73.75 Number | 3 |
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 179.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in South Africa?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in South Africa was 10.48 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 108.75 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 Number in 1977.
- How does South Africa rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- South Africa ranks 50th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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