Bulgaria vs Croatia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent
Bulgaria
3.37 Number
in 2012
Croatia
4.56 Number
in 2011
Bulgaria rank
28th
Croatia rank
26th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent over time
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 4.56 Number against 3.37 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.19 Number.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Croatia ranks 26th of 35 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 Number | 4.95 Number | 3.54 Number | Croatia |
| 2000s | 2.54 Number | 8.02 Number | 5.48 Number | Croatia |
| 2010s | 3.38 Number | 5.79 Number | 2.41 Number | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent, Bulgaria or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 4.56 Number against 3.37 Number in Bulgaria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent between Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 1.19 Number, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Croatia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
- How do Bulgaria and Croatia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Croatia ranks 26th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent classification (IPC) sections, classes and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.