Bulgaria vs Estonia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Bulgaria
72 Number
in 2025
Estonia
82 Number
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
31st
Estonia rank
28th
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 82 Number against 72 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 10 Number.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Estonia ranks 28th of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.83 Number | 11 Number | 3.83 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 24.8 Number | 39.9 Number | 15.1 Number | Estonia |
| 2020s | 51.5 Number | 69.83 Number | 18.33 Number | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 82 Number against 72 Number in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 10 Number, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Estonia ranks 28th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.