Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional was 11.45 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in Bulgaria, 1981–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Bulgaria is 11.45 Number, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Bulgaria peaked at 15.97 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.583 Number, in 1992.
That places Bulgaria 47th out of 61 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.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4 Number | — |
| 1982 | 3 Number | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 4 Number | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 4 Number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.14 Number | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 2 Number | -61.1% |
| 1987 | 5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1988 | 6 Number | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 3.2 Number | -46.7% |
| 1990 | 2.7 Number | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 0.75 Number | -72.2% |
| 1992 | 0.583 Number | -22.3% |
| 1993 | 3 Number | +414.6% |
| 1994 | 1 Number | -66.7% |
| 1995 | 3.67 Number | +266.7% |
| 1996 | 2.33 Number | -36.4% |
| 1997 | 4 Number | +71.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1 Number | -47.5% |
| 1999 | 1.96 Number | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 2.23 Number | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 8.34 Number | +273.7% |
| 2002 | 7.47 Number | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 8.33 Number | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 9.38 Number | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 10.64 Number | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 15.97 Number | +50.1% |
| 2007 | 9.6 Number | -39.9% |
| 2008 | 8.15 Number | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 10.83 Number | +32.9% |
| 2010 | 12.14 Number | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 15.47 Number | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 11.45 Number | -26.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 11.45 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.23 Number, 17% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 11.45 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.43 Number, 21% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Bulgaria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +414.6% | 0.583 Number | 3 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.04 Number | 2 Number | 6 Number | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.21 Number | 0.583 Number | 4 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1 Number | 2.23 Number | 15.97 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.02 Number | 11.45 Number | 15.47 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 44 New Zealand 13.57 Number compare
- 45 Slovakia 12.9 Number compare
- 45 Slovakia 12.9 Number compare
- 48 Mexico 11.14 Number compare
- 49 Liechtenstein 10.83 Number compare
- 50 South Africa 10.48 Number compare
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 7 (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Bulgaria?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Bulgaria was 11.45 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.97 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.583 Number in 1992.
- How does Bulgaria rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Bulgaria ranks 47th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. 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 Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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