BG · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
31
Bulgaria, 2016
▲ 0.0% vs 2015 (31)
Analysis
In 2016, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.0% compared to 2015, reaching 31.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd 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 19.2% (from 26 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.1%
EU-27: 50,440
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot