Bulgaria vs Malta: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 6 against 5 in Malta, a difference of 1.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 129th and Malta ranks 131st of 150 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 514.8 | 15.6 | 499.2 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 413.9 | 25 | 388.9 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 310.5 | 217.5 | 93 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 15.3 | 6.3 | 9 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 5 | 1.5 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 6 against 5 in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 1, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Bulgaria ranks 129th and Malta 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
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.