Bulgaria vs Burundi: Patent applications, nonresidents

Bulgaria
6
in 2021
Burundi
5
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
129th
Burundi rank
131st

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6 against 5 in Burundi, a difference of 1.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 129th and Burundi ranks 131st of 150 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Burundi Difference Ahead
1980s 619.43 4.14 615.29 Bulgaria
1990s 355.83 2.5 353.33 Bulgaria
2010s 16 9 7 Bulgaria
2020s 7 5 2 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Bulgaria or Burundi?
Bulgaria, at 6 against 5 in Burundi as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Bulgaria and Burundi?
1, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Burundi?
17 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Burundi rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Bulgaria ranks 129th and Burundi ranks 131st of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.