Bulgaria vs Serbia: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 184 Patents against 150 Patents in Serbia, a difference of 34 Patents.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Serbia ranks 43rd of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,023 Patents | 3.67 Patents | 1,019 Patents | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 592.9 Patents | 431.1 Patents | 161.8 Patents | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 167.9 Patents | 1,662 Patents | 1,494 Patents | Serbia |
| 2020s | 164.5 Patents | 487 Patents | 322.5 Patents | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 184 Patents against 150 Patents in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 34 Patents, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Bulgaria ranks 42nd and Serbia ranks 43rd 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