Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies was 17.68 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
17.68
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
23rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
18.55
in 2011
All-time low
2
in 1994
Years of data
33
1980–2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies in Bulgaria, 1980–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 17.68 for patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies in 2012.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies in Bulgaria peaked at 18.55 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1994.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 1983 | 12.23 | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 16.5 | +34.9% |
| 1985 | 13.34 | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 10 | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 18.33 | +83.3% |
| 1988 | 13.08 | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 10.72 | -18.0% |
| 1990 | 5.65 | -47.3% |
| 1991 | 2.25 | -60.2% |
| 1992 | 4.58 | +103.6% |
| 1993 | 7.47 | +63.1% |
| 1994 | 2 | -73.2% |
| 1995 | 4.5 | +125.0% |
| 1996 | 2.33 | -48.2% |
| 1997 | 6.73 | +188.8% |
| 1998 | 7 | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.2 | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 6.09 | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 8.64 | +41.9% |
| 2002 | 9 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.75 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 11.43 | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 12.64 | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 18.38 | +45.4% |
| 2007 | 7.73 | -57.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2 | +44.9% |
| 2009 | 9.83 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 9.55 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 18.55 | +94.2% |
| 2012 | 17.68 | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.72 | 6 | 18.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.77 | 2 | 7.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.47 | 6.09 | 18.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.26 | 9.55 | 18.55 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies in Bulgaria?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies in Bulgaria was 17.68 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 18.55 in 2011.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1994.
- How does Bulgaria rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 27 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of 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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