Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Bulgaria
29.33
in 2017
Lithuania
21.57
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
41st
Lithuania rank
44th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 29.33 against 21.57 in Lithuania, a difference of 7.76.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.4 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Lithuania ranks 44th of 47 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.47 | 1.9 | 5.57 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 17.41 | 9.19 | 8.21 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 32.09 | 27.76 | 4.33 | 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 Lithuania?
- Bulgaria, at 29.33 against 21.57 in Lithuania as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 7.76, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Lithuania ranks 44th of 47 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.