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

Bulgaria
30.57 Number
in 2012
Karlsruhe
1,002 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
28th
Karlsruhe rank
20th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Karlsruhe
05001.0k1.5k197719942012

How they compare

Karlsruhe currently reports 1,002 Number against 30.57 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 971.43 Number.

That makes Karlsruhe's figure about 32.8 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Karlsruhe has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Karlsruhe ranks 20th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Karlsruhe Difference Ahead
1980s 14.08 Number 510.97 Number 496.89 Number Karlsruhe
1990s 6.43 Number 771.99 Number 765.56 Number Karlsruhe
2000s 17.41 Number 1,355 Number 1,338 Number Karlsruhe
2010s 24.64 Number 1,218 Number 1,194 Number Karlsruhe

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 Karlsruhe?
Karlsruhe, at 1,002 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 Karlsruhe?
971.43 Number, with Karlsruhe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Karlsruhe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Karlsruhe rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Karlsruhe ranks 20th 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