Bulgaria vs Thailand: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants

Bulgaria
4 Patents
in 2022
Thailand
3.5 Patents
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
39th
Thailand rank
42nd

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Thailand
0204060197820002022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4 Patents against 3.5 Patents in Thailand, a difference of 0.5 Patents.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Thailand ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 42nd of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 7.1 Patents 0.1333 Patents 6.97 Patents Bulgaria
1990s 2.14 Patents 2.2 Patents 0.0583 Patents Thailand
2000s 5.87 Patents 4.68 Patents 1.19 Patents Bulgaria
2010s 15.07 Patents 25.64 Patents 10.57 Patents Thailand
2020s 13.67 Patents 8.67 Patents 5 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 Thailand?
Bulgaria, at 4 Patents against 3.5 Patents in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Bulgaria and Thailand?
0.5 Patents, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Thailand?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Thailand rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Thailand ranks 42nd 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.