Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in Netherlands
Netherlands: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year was 205.82 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
205.82 Number
Change on year
down 58.3%
World rank
11th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1,739 Number
in 2001
All-time low
77.23 Number
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in Netherlands, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for triadic patent families by earliest priority year in Netherlands is 205.82 Number, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 58.3% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, triadic patent families by earliest priority year in Netherlands peaked at 1,739 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 77.23 Number, in 1977.
That places Netherlands 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 77.23 Number | — |
| 1978 | 123.45 Number | +59.8% |
| 1979 | 265.33 Number | +114.9% |
| 1980 | 299.58 Number | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 375.07 Number | +25.2% |
| 1982 | 476.21 Number | +27.0% |
| 1983 | 557.08 Number | +17.0% |
| 1984 | 599.29 Number | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 632.9 Number | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 710.12 Number | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 804.13 Number | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 825.56 Number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 833.37 Number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 702.08 Number | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 699.9 Number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 725.55 Number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 669.56 Number | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 703.63 Number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 818.51 Number | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 1,028 Number | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 1,094 Number | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 1,243 Number | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 1,412 Number | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 1,581 Number | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 1,739 Number | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 1,151 Number | -33.8% |
| 2003 | 1,004 Number | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 959.57 Number | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 977.79 Number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 932.28 Number | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 756.89 Number | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 802.26 Number | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 754.31 Number | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 529.25 Number | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 493.5 Number | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 205.82 Number | -58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 155.34 Number | 77.23 Number | 265.33 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 611.33 Number | 299.58 Number | 833.37 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 909.69 Number | 669.56 Number | 1,412 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,066 Number | 754.31 Number | 1,739 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 409.52 Number | 205.82 Number | 529.25 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 341.35 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 341.35 Number compare
- 10 Switzerland 282.73 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 205.82 Number compare
- 13 Canada 178.71 Number compare
- 14 Taiwan 172.05 Number compare
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- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is triadic patent families by earliest priority year in Netherlands?
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in Netherlands was 205.82 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest triadic patent families by earliest priority year recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,739 Number in 2001.
- What is the lowest triadic patent families by earliest priority year recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.23 Number in 1977.
- How does Netherlands rank for triadic patent families by earliest priority year?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2012.
- Is triadic patent families by earliest priority year rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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