Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in South Korea
South Korea: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international was 464.08 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international in South Korea, 1981–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 464.08 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in 2013. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in South Korea peaked at 464.08 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.17 Number, in 1983.
South Korea ranks 12th of 60 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 … international in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 Number | — |
| 1982 | 1.67 Number | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 0.17 Number | -89.8% |
| 1984 | 3 Number | +1664.7% |
| 1985 | 9.09 Number | +203.0% |
| 1986 | 2.44 Number | -73.2% |
| 1987 | 2.13 Number | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 6.81 Number | +219.7% |
| 1989 | 16.08 Number | +136.1% |
| 1990 | 11.21 Number | -30.3% |
| 1991 | 15.78 Number | +40.8% |
| 1992 | 13.9 Number | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 31.28 Number | +125.0% |
| 1994 | 39.4 Number | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 39.5 Number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.95 Number | +34.1% |
| 1997 | 59.53 Number | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 94.56 Number | +58.8% |
| 1999 | 125.95 Number | +33.2% |
| 2000 | 174.83 Number | +38.8% |
| 2001 | 197.1 Number | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 222.81 Number | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 282.3 Number | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 282.25 Number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 375.51 Number | +33.0% |
| 2006 | 362.58 Number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 393.38 Number | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 309.48 Number | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 428.87 Number | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 420.31 Number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 441.46 Number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 450.95 Number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 464.08 Number | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in South Korea 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 | +1664.7% | 0.17 Number | 3 Number |
| 1988 | +219.7% | 2.13 Number | 6.81 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.82 Number | 0.17 Number | 16.08 Number | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.41 Number | 11.21 Number | 125.95 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 302.91 Number | 174.83 Number | 428.87 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 444.2 Number | 420.31 Number | 464.08 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 9 Netherlands 621.02 Number compare
- 9 Netherlands 621.02 Number compare
- 11 Switzerland 573.78 Number compare
- 12 South Korea 464.08 Number compare
- 14 Israel 344.03 Number compare
- 15 Canada 305.37 Number compare
More science & technology data for South Korea
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 545,435 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 88,821 Million euro (2024)
- GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 88,821 Million euro (2024)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 545,435 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 545,435 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 615,063 Head count (2024)
- Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 615,063 Head count (2024)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 6,423 Number (2014)
- Share of female researchers by sector of performance 24.2% (2024)
- Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 5,837 Number (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in South Korea?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in South Korea was 464.08 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 464.08 Number in 2013.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 Number in 1983.
- How does South Korea rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- South Korea ranks 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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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