Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Bulgaria
72 Number
in 2025
Slovakia
58 Number
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
31st
Slovakia rank
33rd
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 72 Number against 58 Number in Slovakia, a difference of 14 Number.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Slovakia ranks 33rd of 45 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.83 Number | 20 Number | 5.17 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 24.8 Number | 38.3 Number | 13.5 Number | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 51.5 Number | 53.5 Number | 2 Number | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Bulgaria, at 72 Number against 58 Number in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 14 Number, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Slovakia ranks 33rd 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.