Bulgaria vs Estonia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Bulgaria
29.33 Number
in 2017
Estonia
36.31 Number
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
51st
Estonia rank
49th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 36.31 Number against 29.33 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.98 Number.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Estonia ranks 49th of 60 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.72 Number | 4.69 Number | 2.03 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 17.41 Number | 17.54 Number | 0.135 Number | Estonia |
| 2010s | 32.09 Number | 31.29 Number | 0.8 Number | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 36.31 Number against 29.33 Number in Bulgaria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 6.98 Number, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Estonia ranks 49th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.