High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 4.17 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
4.17 Number
Change on year
up 108.5%
World rank
36th
of 41 countries
All-time high
8.05 Number
in 2006
All-time low
0.33 Number
in 1992
Years of data
26
1980–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bulgaria, 1980–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 4.17 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of up 108.5% on the previous year and up 178.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bulgaria peaked at 8.05 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, 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 … NUTS 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 Number | +300.0% |
| 2012 | 4.17 Number | +108.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 4.17 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 8% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 4.17 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 9% of the median. (31 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 | 2.22 Number | 0.5 Number | 4.17 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
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- 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)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bulgaria?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bulgaria was 4.17 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 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 and nuts 3 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 and nuts 3?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.0%. 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 and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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