Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Bulgaria
29.33
in 2017
Luxembourg
55.49
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
41st
Luxembourg rank
38th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 55.49 against 29.33 in Bulgaria, a difference of 26.16.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.9 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Luxembourg ranks 38th of 47 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.85 | 26.71 | 10.86 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 6.43 | 40.63 | 34.2 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 17.41 | 86.36 | 68.96 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 32.09 | 65.29 | 33.21 | Luxembourg |
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 Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 55.49 against 29.33 in Bulgaria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 26.16, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st and Luxembourg ranks 38th 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.