Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 in United States
United States: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 was 149.91 Number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 in United States, 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
United States recorded 149.91 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 in United States peaked at 358.25 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.49 Number, in 1977.
That places United States 1st out of 56 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 in United States, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3.49 Number | — |
| 1978 | 34.27 Number | +882.4% |
| 1979 | 45.29 Number | +32.2% |
| 1980 | 58.84 Number | +29.9% |
| 1981 | 64.84 Number | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 88.49 Number | +36.5% |
| 1983 | 112.85 Number | +27.5% |
| 1984 | 95.86 Number | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 125.1 Number | +30.5% |
| 1986 | 114.6 Number | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 130.92 Number | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 141.39 Number | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 155.79 Number | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 161.92 Number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 143.78 Number | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 187.21 Number | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 174.45 Number | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 137.01 Number | -21.5% |
| 1995 | 183.05 Number | +33.6% |
| 1996 | 164.1 Number | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 198.23 Number | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 239.6 Number | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 226.16 Number | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 219.97 Number | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 229.08 Number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 255.06 Number | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 303.34 Number | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 292.7 Number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 358.25 Number | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 295.71 Number | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 264.1 Number | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 240.94 Number | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 228.71 Number | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 232.01 Number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 241.25 Number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 194.46 Number | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 149.91 Number | -22.9% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 149.91 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.4 Number, 62.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 in United States 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 | +882.4% | 3.49 Number | 34.27 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.68 Number | 3.49 Number | 45.29 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 108.87 Number | 58.84 Number | 155.79 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 181.55 Number | 137.01 Number | 239.6 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 268.79 Number | 219.97 Number | 358.25 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 204.4 Number | 149.91 Number | 241.25 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 United States 149.91 Number compare
- 3 Germany 62.46 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 51.07 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 51.07 Number compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.19 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 in United States?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 in United States was 149.91 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 358.25 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.49 Number in 1977.
- How does United States rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2?
- United States ranks 1st out of 56 countries with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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