Bulgaria vs Cataluña: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Bulgaria
6.22 Number
in 2012
Cataluña
123.76 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
29th
Cataluña rank
28th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Bulgaria
- Cataluña
How they compare
Cataluña currently reports 123.76 Number against 6.22 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 117.54 Number.
That makes Cataluña's figure about 19.9 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cataluña ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Cataluña ranks 28th of 41 countries.
Cataluña has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cataluña | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.74 Number | 14.71 Number | 11.98 Number | Cataluña |
| 1990s | 1.63 Number | 44.74 Number | 43.11 Number | Cataluña |
| 2000s | 3.66 Number | 130.39 Number | 126.73 Number | Cataluña |
| 2010s | 5.56 Number | 139.18 Number | 133.62 Number | Cataluña |
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 Cataluña?
- Cataluña, at 123.76 Number against 6.22 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 Cataluña?
- 117.54 Number, with Cataluña ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cataluña?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Cataluña rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th and Cataluña ranks 28th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.