Bulgaria vs Romania: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Bulgaria
30.57 Number
in 2012
Romania
60.33 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
28th
Romania rank
26th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 60.33 Number against 30.57 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 29.76 Number.
That makes Romania's figure about 2.0 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Romania ranks 26th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3 Number | 3.29 Number | 10.01 Number | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 6.43 Number | 5.17 Number | 1.26 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 17.41 Number | 21.16 Number | 3.75 Number | Romania |
| 2010s | 24.64 Number | 51.77 Number | 27.13 Number | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 60.33 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 Romania?
- 29.76 Number, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Romania ranks 26th 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.