Bulgaria vs Latvia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other

Bulgaria
2.58 Number
in 2012
Latvia
7.22 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
29th
Latvia rank
25th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 7.22 Number against 2.58 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 4.64 Number.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.8 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 29th and Latvia ranks 25th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.265 Number 0.225 Number 0.04 Number Bulgaria
2000s 2.42 Number 1.32 Number 1.09 Number Bulgaria
2010s 2.29 Number 4.11 Number 1.82 Number Latvia

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 other, Bulgaria or Latvia?
Latvia, at 7.22 Number against 2.58 Number in Bulgaria as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other between Bulgaria and Latvia?
4.64 Number, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other?
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Latvia ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (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 other typologies (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 971 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed