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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) by country

Countries reporting
41
Highest
18,503 Number
Germany
Lowest
2.5 Number
Cyprus
Median
169.73 Number
Years covered
36
1977–2012
Data points
49,904

What the numbers show

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 18,503 Number in Germany; the lowest is 2.5 Number in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 169.73 Number, and the mean is 1,397 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,401.

Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 877.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 78.7%).

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 18,503 Number 2012 down 15.4% rising
2 France 6,996 Number 2012 down 6.1% rising
3 United Kingdom 4,247 Number 2012 down 24.7% rising
3 United Kingdom 4,247 Number 2012 down 24.7% rising
5 Italy 3,576 Number 2012 down 15.5% volatile
6 Netherlands 2,644 Number 2012 down 25.6% volatile
6 Netherlands 2,644 Number 2012 down 25.6% volatile
8 Switzerland 2,643 Number 2012 down 0.8% rising
9 Sweden 2,346 Number 2012 up 13.7% volatile
10 Austria 1,605 Number 2012 up 24.4% volatile
11 Finland 1,331 Number 2012 up 3.1% volatile
12 Spain 1,281 Number 2012 up 36.9% volatile
13 Belgium 1,279 Number 2012 down 4.3% volatile
14 Denmark 1,041 Number 2012 up 7.8% volatile
15 Poland 427.16 Number 2012 up 410.6% volatile
15 Poland 427.16 Number 2012 up 410.6% volatile
17 Norway 403.92 Number 2012 up 2.1% volatile
18 Türkiye 282.18 Number 2012 up 363.7% volatile
19 Ireland 242.42 Number 2012 up 9.1% volatile
20 Czechia 183.49 Number 2012 up 102.5% volatile
21 Hungary 169.73 Number 2012 up 40.9% rising
22 Slovenia 99.68 Number 2012 up 19.6% volatile
22 Slovenia 99.68 Number 2012 up 19.6% volatile
24 Portugal 91.1 Number 2012 up 130.5% volatile
25 Greece 80.23 Number 2012 up 4.3% volatile
26 Romania 60.33 Number 2012 up 461.2% volatile
27 Luxembourg 57.85 Number 2012 down 4.7% volatile
28 Bulgaria 30.57 Number 2012 up 109.0% volatile
29 Slovakia 28.86 Number 2012 up 14.6% volatile
29 Slovakia 28.86 Number 2012 up 14.6% volatile
31 Lithuania 25.99 Number 2012 up 877.1% volatile
31 Lithuania 25.99 Number 2012 up 877.1% volatile
33 Latvia 24.57 Number 2012 up 259.7% volatile
33 Latvia 24.57 Number 2012 up 259.7% volatile
35 Iceland 21.75 Number 2012 down 45.8% volatile
36 Estonia 17.43 Number 2012 up 205.8% volatile
36 Estonia 17.43 Number 2012 up 205.8% volatile
38 Croatia 7.8 Number 2012 down 78.7% volatile
38 Croatia 7.8 Number 2012 down 78.7% volatile
40 Malta 4 Number 2012 unchanged volatile
41 Cyprus 2.5 Number 2012 down 63.9% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,675 places, 49,904 data points, 1977–2012
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