Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 408 Patents against 184 Patents in Bulgaria, a difference of 224 Patents.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 949.4 Patents | 26.2 Patents | 923.2 Patents | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 592.9 Patents | 421.8 Patents | 171.1 Patents | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 167.9 Patents | 851.2 Patents | 683.3 Patents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 164.5 Patents | 640.5 Patents | 476 Patents | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 408 Patents against 184 Patents in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 224 Patents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation