Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012) was 341.35 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in United Kingdom, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for triadic patent families by earliest priority year in United Kingdom is 341.35 Number, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, triadic patent families by earliest priority year in United Kingdom peaked at 1,783 Number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 168.6 Number, in 1977.
United Kingdom ranks 8th of 60 countries on this measure, 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 (1977-2012) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 168.6 Number | — |
| 1978 | 523.07 Number | +210.2% |
| 1979 | 645.19 Number | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 778.66 Number | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 888.67 Number | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 992.37 Number | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 1,155 Number | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 1,168 Number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1,287 Number | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 1,415 Number | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 1,491 Number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 1,631 Number | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 1,602 Number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,460 Number | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 1,412 Number | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1,421 Number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,486 Number | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1,567 Number | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 1,574 Number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,626 Number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,609 Number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,783 Number | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 1,646 Number | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1,583 Number | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1,404 Number | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 1,372 Number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,345 Number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,251 Number | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 1,263 Number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,289 Number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,128 Number | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 1,005 Number | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 954.66 Number | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 855.53 Number | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 619.43 Number | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 341.35 Number | -44.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 341.35 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.42 Number, 22.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 341.35 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.75 Number, 29.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012) in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +210.2% | 168.6 Number | 523.07 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 445.62 Number | 168.6 Number | 645.19 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,241 Number | 778.66 Number | 1,631 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,558 Number | 1,412 Number | 1,783 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,259 Number | 954.66 Number | 1,583 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 605.44 Number | 341.35 Number | 855.53 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 5 South Korea 775.12 Number compare
- 5 South Korea 775.12 Number compare
- 7 France 381.94 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 341.35 Number compare
- 10 Switzerland 282.73 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 205.82 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 205.82 Number compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.64 (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 84.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 348.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is triadic patent families by earliest priority year in United Kingdom?
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year in United Kingdom was 341.35 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest triadic patent families by earliest priority year recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,783 Number in 1998.
- What is the lowest triadic patent families by earliest priority year recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.6 Number in 1977.
- How does United Kingdom rank for triadic patent families by earliest priority year?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2012.
- Is triadic patent families by earliest priority year rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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