Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent
Bulgaria
3.37 Number
in 2012
Lithuania
2.5 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
28th
Lithuania rank
29th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent over time
- Bulgaria
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.37 Number against 2.5 Number in Lithuania, a difference of 0.87 Number.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Lithuania ranks 29th of 35 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 Number | 0.13 Number | 1.31 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.01 Number | 1.22 Number | 0.788 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.19 Number | 2 Number | 1.19 Number | Bulgaria |
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 Lithuania?
- Bulgaria, at 3.37 Number against 2.5 Number in Lithuania as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 0.87 Number, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Lithuania ranks 29th 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.