Bulgaria vs Cyprus: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 5.5 Patents against 4 Patents in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.5 Patents.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.4 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cyprus ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Cyprus ranks 36th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Cyprus in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 7.1 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 6.6 Patents | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.14 Patents | 4.58 Patents | 2.44 Patents | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 5.87 Patents | 18.57 Patents | 12.7 Patents | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 15.07 Patents | 20.78 Patents | 5.71 Patents | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 13.67 Patents | 13.5 Patents | 0.1667 Patents | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Bulgaria or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 5.5 Patents against 4 Patents in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Bulgaria and Cyprus?
- 1.5 Patents, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cyprus?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Cyprus rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th and Cyprus ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.