Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Bulgaria
29.33 Number
in 2017
Slovakia
55.14 Number
in 2017
Bulgaria rank
51st
Slovakia rank
47th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 55.14 Number against 29.33 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 25.81 Number.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.9 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Slovakia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Slovakia ranks 47th of 60 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.72 Number | 10.28 Number | 3.56 Number | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 17.41 Number | 27.75 Number | 10.34 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 29.89 Number | 49.56 Number | 19.66 Number | Slovakia |
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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 55.14 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 Slovakia?
- 25.81 Number, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Slovakia ranks 47th 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.