Bulgaria vs Morocco: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Bulgaria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 254 against 165 in Bulgaria, a difference of 89.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Morocco ranks 57th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Morocco in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,833 | 43.5 | 1,789 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 329.86 | 77.29 | 252.57 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 242.86 | 141.14 | 101.71 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 232.8 | 223.4 | 9.4 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 202 | 252 | 50 | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Bulgaria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 254 against 165 in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Bulgaria and Morocco?
- 89, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Morocco?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Morocco rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Morocco ranks 57th of 135 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, residents. 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.