BG · 1999 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 1999
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
8
Bulgaria, 1999
▼ 11.1% vs 1998 (9)
Analysis
In 1999, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 11.1% compared to 1998, reaching 8.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 43,256.
Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 166.7% (from 3 in 1994).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1999
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 1999
0.0%
EU-27: 43,256
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot