Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Portugal
Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 91.1 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
91.1 Number
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
24th
of 41 countries
All-time high
122.85 Number
in 2005
All-time low
0.33 Number
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Portugal, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Portugal stood at 91.1 Number.
That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Portugal peaked at 122.85 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 1977.
Portugal ranks 24th of 41 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 by NUTS 3 region in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.33 Number | — |
| 1978 | 1 Number | +203.0% |
| 1979 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3 Number | +200.0% |
| 1981 | 2.5 Number | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 3.2 Number | +28.0% |
| 1983 | 2 Number | -37.5% |
| 1984 | 4.42 Number | +121.0% |
| 1985 | 5.7 Number | +29.0% |
| 1986 | 6.33 Number | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 11.53 Number | +82.1% |
| 1988 | 8.4 Number | -27.1% |
| 1989 | 6.25 Number | -25.6% |
| 1990 | 7.75 Number | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 9.42 Number | +21.5% |
| 1992 | 10.55 Number | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 18.31 Number | +73.6% |
| 1994 | 13.9 Number | -24.1% |
| 1995 | 14 Number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 18.87 Number | +34.8% |
| 1997 | 22.77 Number | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 26.85 Number | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 37.19 Number | +38.5% |
| 2000 | 41.98 Number | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 41.95 Number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 39.52 Number | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 66.72 Number | +68.8% |
| 2004 | 58.67 Number | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 122.85 Number | +109.4% |
| 2006 | 106.45 Number | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 122.83 Number | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 115.07 Number | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 92.22 Number | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 94.58 Number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 118.03 Number | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 91.1 Number | -22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7767 Number | 0.33 Number | 1 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.33 Number | 2 Number | 11.53 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.96 Number | 7.75 Number | 37.19 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.83 Number | 39.52 Number | 122.85 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.24 Number | 91.1 Number | 118.03 Number | 3 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Portugal?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Portugal was 91.1 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 122.85 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 1977.
- How does Portugal rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. 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 NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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