Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 23.8 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria, 1980–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria recorded 23.8 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 150.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria peaked at 23.8 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2 Number, in 1994.
That places Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria 724th out of 1634 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6 Number | — |
| 1981 | 7 Number | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 10 Number | +42.9% |
| 1983 | 12.73 Number | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 17 Number | +33.5% |
| 1985 | 14.82 Number | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 10 Number | -32.5% |
| 1987 | 20.28 Number | +102.8% |
| 1988 | 13.89 Number | -31.5% |
| 1989 | 10.81 Number | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 6.65 Number | -38.5% |
| 1991 | 3.25 Number | -51.1% |
| 1992 | 4.58 Number | +40.9% |
| 1993 | 8.47 Number | +84.9% |
| 1994 | 2 Number | -76.4% |
| 1995 | 5.92 Number | +196.0% |
| 1996 | 3.33 Number | -43.8% |
| 1997 | 6.73 Number | +102.1% |
| 1998 | 7 Number | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 6.7 Number | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 7.23 Number | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 10.37 Number | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5 Number | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 12.45 Number | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 12.63 Number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 16.49 Number | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 21.63 Number | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 8.43 Number | -61.0% |
| 2008 | 13.95 Number | +65.5% |
| 2009 | 12.17 Number | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 15.3 Number | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 20.22 Number | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 23.8 Number | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.25 Number | 6 Number | 20.28 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 Number | 2 Number | 8.47 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.48 Number | 7.23 Number | 21.63 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.77 Number | 15.3 Number | 23.8 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria was 23.8 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Number in 1994.
- How does Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria ranks 724th out of 1634 regions with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria 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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