High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other was 2.58 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
2.58
Change on year
up 29.0%
World rank
23rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
6.72
in 2006
All-time low
0.2
in 1999
Years of data
23
1980–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other in Bulgaria, 1980–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 2.58 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in 2012.
The figure is up 29.0% on the previous year and up 158.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Bulgaria peaked at 6.72 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1999.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, 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 and other in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.33 | -67.0% |
| 1993 | 1.13 | +242.4% |
| 1996 | 0.33 | -70.8% |
| 1998 | 1 | +203.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 | -80.0% |
| 2000 | 1.42 | +610.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6 | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 1 | -37.5% |
| 2003 | 0.75 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 2.05 | +173.3% |
| 2005 | 4.07 | +98.5% |
| 2006 | 6.72 | +65.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | -77.7% |
| 2008 | 2.38 | +58.7% |
| 2009 | 2.33 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2 | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 2.58 | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.665 | 0.2 | 1.13 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 0.75 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2 | 2.58 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Bulgaria?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other in Bulgaria was 2.58 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1999.
- How does Bulgaria rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.0%. 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 other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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