Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Hungary

Hungary: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 32.57 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
32.57
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
50.19
in 2007
All-time low
1
in 1977
Years of data
35
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Hungary, 1977–2012

010203040501977199420121977: 11979: 7.91980: 18.41981: 32.81982: 341983: 351984: 37.61985: 40.41986: 20.61987: 371988: 32.31989: 31.31990: 29.81991: 17.71992: 13.61993: 20.61994: 151995: 21.61996: 24.11997: 21.11998: 12.61999: 30.42000: 362001: 26.32002: 34.82003: 38.62004: 27.82005: 35.72006: 26.62007: 50.22008: 402009: 44.22010: 26.62011: 38.62012: 32.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hungary stood at 32.57.

The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hungary peaked at 50.19 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.

Hungary ranks 16th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013) in Hungary, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1979 7.87 +687.0%
1980 18.42 +134.1%
1981 32.8 +78.1%
1982 33.98 +3.6%
1983 35.05 +3.1%
1984 37.65 +7.4%
1985 40.42 +7.4%
1986 20.58 -49.1%
1987 36.99 +79.7%
1988 32.33 -12.6%
1989 31.33 -3.1%
1990 29.81 -4.9%
1991 17.66 -40.8%
1992 13.55 -23.3%
1993 20.65 +52.4%
1994 14.97 -27.5%
1995 21.61 +44.4%
1996 24.08 +11.4%
1997 21.14 -12.2%
1998 12.64 -40.2%
1999 30.38 +140.3%
2000 35.95 +18.3%
2001 26.32 -26.8%
2002 34.82 +32.3%
2003 38.58 +10.8%
2004 27.76 -28.0%
2005 35.67 +28.5%
2006 26.65 -25.3%
2007 50.19 +88.3%
2008 39.95 -20.4%
2009 44.17 +10.6%
2010 26.56 -39.9%
2011 38.62 +45.4%
2012 32.57 -15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.44 1 7.87 2
1980s 31.96 18.42 40.42 10
1990s 20.65 12.64 30.38 10
2000s 36.01 26.32 50.19 10
2010s 32.58 26.56 38.62 3

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 13 Norway 66.33 compare
  2. 14 Poland 63.96 compare
  3. 15 Ireland 55.73 compare
  4. 17 Portugal 27.64 compare
  5. 18 Czechia 24.84 compare
  6. 19 Greece 23.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hungary?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hungary was 32.57 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 50.19 in 2007.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
How does Hungary rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Hungary ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
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