High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 3.1 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
3.1 Number
Change on year
down 50.4%
World rank
57th
of 60 countries
All-time high
8.05 Number
in 2006
All-time low
0.33 Number
in 1992
Years of data
27
1980–2013
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Bulgaria, 1980–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Bulgaria is 3.1 Number, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 50.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Bulgaria peaked at 8.05 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 Number | — |
| 1982 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 Number | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 1 Number | -66.7% |
| 1990 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.33 Number | -67.0% |
| 1993 | 1.13 Number | +242.4% |
| 1995 | 1 Number | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 0.33 Number | -67.0% |
| 1997 | 1 Number | +203.0% |
| 1998 | 1.6 Number | +60.0% |
| 1999 | 0.51 Number | -68.1% |
| 2000 | 1.42 Number | +178.4% |
| 2001 | 2.93 Number | +106.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5 Number | -48.8% |
| 2003 | 2.75 Number | +83.3% |
| 2004 | 2.05 Number | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 6.17 Number | +201.0% |
| 2006 | 8.05 Number | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 1.75 Number | -78.3% |
| 2008 | 3.83 Number | +118.9% |
| 2009 | 3.33 Number | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5 Number | -85.0% |
| 2011 | 2.25 Number | +350.0% |
| 2012 | 6.25 Number | +177.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1 Number | -50.4% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 3.1 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 4% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 3.1 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4 Number | 1 Number | 3 Number | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8625 Number | 0.33 Number | 1.6 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.38 Number | 1.42 Number | 8.05 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 Number | 0.5 Number | 6.25 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Bulgaria?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Bulgaria was 3.1 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.05 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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