Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3

Bulgaria
4.17
in 2012
Luxembourg
4.33
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
27th
Luxembourg rank
26th

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Luxembourg
051015197819952012

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 4.33 against 4.17 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.16.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 27th and Luxembourg ranks 26th of 31 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1980s 1.5 1.27 0.225 Bulgaria
1990s 0.914 2.83 1.92 Luxembourg
2000s 3.38 7.48 4.11 Luxembourg
2010s 2.22 4.82 2.59 Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 4.33 against 4.17 in Bulgaria as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
0.16, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bulgaria ranks 27th and Luxembourg ranks 26th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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