Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by

Bulgaria
4.95 Number
in 2013
Luxembourg
5.58 Number
in 2013
Bulgaria rank
45th
Luxembourg rank
44th

Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Luxembourg
0246199220022013

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 5.58 Number against 4.95 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.63 Number.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 45th and Luxembourg ranks 44th of 60 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 1.18 Number 1.42 Number 0.2333 Number Luxembourg
2000s 3.06 Number 3.08 Number 0.013 Number Luxembourg
2010s 4.05 Number 4.03 Number 0.02 Number Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 5.58 Number against 4.95 Number in Bulgaria as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
0.63 Number, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2013.
How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Luxembourg ranks 44th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
67 places, 1,698 data points, 1978–2013
Last refreshed