Bulgaria vs Cayman Islands: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants

Bulgaria
4 Patents
in 2022
Cayman Islands
4.5 Patents
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
39th
Cayman Islands rank
38th

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Cayman Islands
0100200300197820002022

How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 4.5 Patents against 4 Patents in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5 Patents.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cayman Islands ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Cayman Islands ranks 38th of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Cayman Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Cayman Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 1 Patents 1 Patents Cayman Islands
1980s 7.1 Patents 5.6 Patents 1.5 Patents Bulgaria
1990s 2.14 Patents 13.5 Patents 11.36 Patents Cayman Islands
2000s 5.87 Patents 37.06 Patents 31.19 Patents Cayman Islands
2010s 15.07 Patents 125.42 Patents 110.35 Patents Cayman Islands
2020s 13.67 Patents 14.72 Patents 1.06 Patents Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Bulgaria or Cayman Islands?
Cayman Islands, at 4.5 Patents against 4 Patents in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Bulgaria and Cayman Islands?
0.5 Patents, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cayman Islands?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Cayman Islands rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Cayman Islands ranks 38th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,680 data points, 1978–2022
Last refreshed

Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.