Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international
Bulgaria
8.32 Number
in 2013
Luxembourg
12.45 Number
in 2013
Bulgaria rank
49th
Luxembourg rank
45th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 12.45 Number against 8.32 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 4.13 Number.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.5 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Luxembourg ranks 45th of 60 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.31 Number | 1.08 Number | 2.23 Number | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.63 Number | 2.79 Number | 1.16 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 3.66 Number | 5.17 Number | 1.5 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 6.2 Number | 9.43 Number | 3.23 Number | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by international, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 12.45 Number against 8.32 Number in Bulgaria as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 4.13 Number, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2013.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Luxembourg ranks 45th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.