Bulgaria vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Patent applications, nonresidents

Bulgaria
6
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
6
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
129th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
129th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 6 against 6 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 129th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 129th of 150 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 260.5 16.5 244 Bulgaria
1990s 336 18 318 Bulgaria
2000s 38 63.25 25.25 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 16.67 20.33 3.67 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 7 6 1 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Bulgaria or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Bulgaria, at 6 against 6 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
18 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Bulgaria ranks 129th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 129th 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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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.