BG · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
29
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 6.5% vs 2016 (31)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 6.5% compared to 2016, reaching 29.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 fallen by 12.1% (from 33 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.1%
EU-27: 49,211
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot