BG · 2014 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2014
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
47
Bulgaria, 2014
▲ 20.5% vs 2013 (39)
Analysis
In 2014, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 20.5% compared to 2013, reaching 47.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,378.
Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 213.3% (from 15 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#21 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 2014
0.1%
EU-27: 51,378
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot