Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in South Africa
South Africa: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year was 4.2 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
4.2
Change on year
down 67.3%
World rank
33rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
36.17
in 2008
All-time low
1
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in South Africa, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, triadic patent families by earliest priority year in South Africa stood at 4.2.
That represents a change of down 67.3% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, triadic patent families by earliest priority year in South Africa peaked at 36.17 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.
That places South Africa 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 14.3 | +1330.0% |
| 1979 | 10.5 | -26.6% |
| 1980 | 12.33 | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 14.33 | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 15.2 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 17.73 | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 14.33 | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 22.33 | +55.8% |
| 1986 | 31.17 | +39.6% |
| 1987 | 16.67 | -46.5% |
| 1988 | 22.76 | +36.5% |
| 1989 | 21.79 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 12.5 | -42.6% |
| 1991 | 17.7 | +41.6% |
| 1992 | 35.11 | +98.4% |
| 1993 | 31.42 | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 21.87 | -30.4% |
| 1995 | 24.69 | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 29.12 | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 33.96 | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 35.63 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 27.43 | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 35.18 | +28.3% |
| 2001 | 17.63 | -49.9% |
| 2002 | 15.69 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 34.08 | +117.2% |
| 2004 | 21.3 | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 29.67 | +39.3% |
| 2006 | 20.16 | -32.1% |
| 2007 | 20.52 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 36.17 | +76.3% |
| 2009 | 15.08 | -58.3% |
| 2010 | 14.17 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 12.83 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | -67.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6 | 1 | 14.3 | 3 |
| 1980s | 18.86 | 12.33 | 31.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.94 | 12.5 | 35.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.55 | 15.08 | 36.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4 | 4.2 | 14.17 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is triadic patent families by earliest priority year in South Africa?
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in South Africa was 4.2 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest triadic patent families by earliest priority year recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 36.17 in 2008.
- What is the lowest triadic patent families by earliest priority year recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
- How does South Africa rank for triadic patent families by earliest priority year?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2012.
- Is triadic patent families by earliest priority year rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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