Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Bulgaria
30.57 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg
57.85 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
28th
Luxembourg rank
27th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 57.85 Number against 30.57 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 27.28 Number.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.9 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Luxembourg ranks 27th of 41 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.08 Number | 27.61 Number | 13.53 Number | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 6.43 Number | 40.59 Number | 34.16 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 17.41 Number | 85.53 Number | 68.13 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 24.64 Number | 67.88 Number | 43.24 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 nuts 3 region, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 57.85 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 Luxembourg?
- 27.28 Number, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Luxembourg ranks 27th 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.