Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international was 8.32 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international in Bulgaria, 1981–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Bulgaria is 8.32 Number, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 108.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Bulgaria peaked at 8.32 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.65 Number, in 1985.
That places Bulgaria 49th 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.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 Number | — |
| 1982 | 1.6 Number | +60.0% |
| 1983 | 1.47 Number | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 4.84 Number | +229.3% |
| 1985 | 0.65 Number | -86.6% |
| 1986 | 0.98 Number | +50.8% |
| 1987 | 8.08 Number | +724.5% |
| 1988 | 5 Number | -38.1% |
| 1989 | 1 Number | -80.0% |
| 1990 | 1.53 Number | +53.0% |
| 1992 | 1 Number | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.28 Number | +328.0% |
| 1996 | 1.23 Number | -71.3% |
| 1997 | 1.44 Number | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 1.67 Number | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5 Number | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 3.9 Number | +160.0% |
| 2001 | 5.91 Number | +51.5% |
| 2002 | 5.05 Number | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 4 Number | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 2.85 Number | -28.7% |
| 2005 | 3.73 Number | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 4.38 Number | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 1.38 Number | -68.5% |
| 2008 | 2.61 Number | +89.1% |
| 2009 | 2.81 Number | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 6.5 Number | +131.3% |
| 2011 | 3.97 Number | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 5.99 Number | +50.9% |
| 2013 | 8.32 Number | +38.9% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 8.32 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.06 Number, 15% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 8.32 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.44 Number, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +724.5% | 0.98 Number | 8.08 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.74 Number | 0.65 Number | 8.08 Number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.63 Number | 1 Number | 4.28 Number | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.66 Number | 1.38 Number | 5.91 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2 Number | 3.97 Number | 8.32 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)
- 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 international in Bulgaria?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Bulgaria was 8.32 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 Number in 2013.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 Number in 1985.
- How does Bulgaria rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.0%. 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 Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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