Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2016. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Bulgaria, 2001–2016
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 1 patents for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Bulgaria peaked at 2 patents in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
That places Bulgaria 39th out of 52 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.4 patents | 1 patents | 2 patents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 39 Argentina 1 patents compare
- 39 Austria 1 patents compare
- 39 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 39 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 39 Finland 1 patents compare
- 39 France 1 patents compare
- 39 Italy 1 patents compare
- 39 Malaysia 1 patents compare
- 39 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 39 Portugal 1 patents compare
- 39 Serbia 1 patents compare
- 39 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 39 Ukraine 1 patents compare
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 82.4% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 165 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.8% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 1,623 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.18 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Bulgaria?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Bulgaria was 1 patents in 2016, according to IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2 patents in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Bulgaria rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 52 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.