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

Bulgaria
4.95 Number
in 2013
Slovenia
11.75 Number
in 2013
Bulgaria rank
45th
Slovenia rank
42nd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 11.75 Number against 4.95 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 6.8 Number.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 2.4 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Slovenia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 45th and Slovenia ranks 42nd of 60 countries.

Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Slovenia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.58 Number 3.34 Number 1.76 Number Slovenia
2000s 3.06 Number 27.54 Number 24.47 Number Slovenia
2010s 4.05 Number 19.5 Number 15.45 Number Slovenia

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 Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 11.75 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 Slovenia?
6.8 Number, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovenia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2013.
How do Bulgaria and Slovenia rank globally for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Slovenia ranks 42nd 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