Bulgaria vs Liechtenstein: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Bulgaria
11.45 Number
in 2012
Liechtenstein
10.83 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
47th
Liechtenstein rank
49th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Liechtenstein
010203040197819952012

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 11.45 Number against 10.83 Number in Liechtenstein, a difference of 0.62 Number.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Liechtenstein's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Liechtenstein ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 47th and Liechtenstein ranks 49th of 61 countries.

Liechtenstein has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Liechtenstein Difference Ahead
1980s 4.04 Number 14.06 Number 10.02 Number Liechtenstein
1990s 2.21 Number 18.87 Number 16.66 Number Liechtenstein
2000s 9.1 Number 24.35 Number 15.26 Number Liechtenstein
2010s 13.02 Number 23.46 Number 10.44 Number Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional, Bulgaria or Liechtenstein?
Bulgaria, at 11.45 Number against 10.83 Number in Liechtenstein as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Bulgaria and Liechtenstein?
0.62 Number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Liechtenstein?
32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Liechtenstein rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Bulgaria ranks 47th and Liechtenstein ranks 49th of 61 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,029 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed