Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent
Bulgaria
3.37 Number
in 2012
Slovakia
2.13 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
28th
Slovakia rank
31st
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 3.37 Number against 2.13 Number in Slovakia, a difference of 1.24 Number.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 31st of 35 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 Number | 0.9286 Number | 0.4814 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2.67 Number | 1.7 Number | 0.965 Number | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 3.37 Number | 2.48 Number | 0.8967 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 Slovakia?
- Bulgaria, at 3.37 Number against 2.13 Number in Slovakia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 1.24 Number, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 31st 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.