Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in Portugal
Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international was 37.2 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international in Portugal, 1978–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 37.2 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in 2013. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 202.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Portugal peaked at 37.2 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.22 Number, in 1980.
Portugal ranks 33rd of 60 countries on this measure, 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 … international in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 Number | — |
| 1979 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.22 Number | -78.0% |
| 1984 | 0.98 Number | +345.5% |
| 1986 | 1 Number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.54 Number | +154.0% |
| 1989 | 1 Number | -60.6% |
| 1990 | 3.33 Number | +233.0% |
| 1991 | 0.67 Number | -79.9% |
| 1992 | 2.32 Number | +246.3% |
| 1993 | 6.85 Number | +195.3% |
| 1994 | 6.59 Number | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 2.88 Number | -56.3% |
| 1996 | 5.93 Number | +105.9% |
| 1997 | 4.02 Number | -32.2% |
| 1998 | 5.86 Number | +45.8% |
| 1999 | 10.12 Number | +72.7% |
| 2000 | 11.11 Number | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 8.04 Number | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 10.09 Number | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 12.29 Number | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 12.53 Number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 20.78 Number | +65.8% |
| 2006 | 25.86 Number | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 24.91 Number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 26.66 Number | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 17.05 Number | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 24.06 Number | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 30.27 Number | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 33.55 Number | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 37.2 Number | +10.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 37.2 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.06 Number, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 37.2 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.44 Number, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +345.5% | 0.22 Number | 0.98 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.12 Number | 0.22 Number | 2.54 Number | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.86 Number | 0.67 Number | 10.12 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.93 Number | 8.04 Number | 26.66 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.27 Number | 24.06 Number | 37.2 Number | 4 |
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 53 (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Portugal?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Portugal was 37.2 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2 Number in 2013.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 Number in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Portugal ranks 33rd out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 202.7%. 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 by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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