Bulgaria vs Greece: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Bulgaria
30.57 Number
in 2012
Greece
80.23 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
28th
Greece rank
25th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Greece
0255075100197719942012

How they compare

Greece currently reports 80.23 Number against 30.57 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 49.66 Number.

That makes Greece's figure about 2.6 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Greece ranks 25th of 41 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Greece Difference Ahead
1980s 14.08 Number 12.57 Number 1.51 Number Bulgaria
1990s 6.43 Number 36.06 Number 29.63 Number Greece
2000s 17.41 Number 86.13 Number 68.72 Number Greece
2010s 24.64 Number 76.66 Number 52.02 Number Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region, Bulgaria or Greece?
Greece, at 80.23 Number against 30.57 Number in Bulgaria as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Bulgaria and Greece?
49.66 Number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Greece ranks 25th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (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 NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,675 places, 49,904 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed