Bulgaria vs Latvia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Bulgaria
29.33 Number
in 2017
Latvia
22.26 Number
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
51st
Latvia rank
53rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Bulgaria
- Latvia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.33 Number against 22.26 Number in Latvia, a difference of 7.07 Number.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 53rd of 60 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 Number | 2.64 Number | 5.69 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 17.41 Number | 12.92 Number | 4.48 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 29.89 Number | 28.29 Number | 1.61 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 Latvia?
- Bulgaria, at 29.33 Number against 22.26 Number in Latvia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 7.07 Number, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latvia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Latvia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Latvia ranks 53rd 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.