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
0255075100125197719942012

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.

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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