Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Bulgaria
6.22
in 2012
Luxembourg
6.28
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
24th
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 6.28 against 6.22 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Luxembourg ranks 23rd of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.31 | 1.08 | 2.23 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.63 | 2.79 | 1.16 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 3.66 | 5.03 | 1.36 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 5.56 | 7.86 | 2.29 | 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 6.28 against 6.22 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?
- 0.06, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th and Luxembourg ranks 23rd of 31 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.