Bulgaria - Number of Patent Applications by Residents

Since 2014, Bulgaria Number of Patent Applications by Residents was down by 3.1% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 60 among other countries in Number of Patent Applications by Residents with 186 Patents. Bulgaria is overtaken by Tunisia, which was ranked number 59 at 191 Patents and is followed by Serbia with 168 Patents. China ranked the highest with 1,243,568 Patents in 2019, that is -10.8% compared to 2018. United States, Japan and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Barbados witnessed the best average annual growth at +98.7% per year, while Zambia witnessed the worst performance at -32.2% per year.

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Date Units (Patents)
2019 186.00
2018 180.00
2017 202.00
2016 230.00
2015 280.00
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How does Bulgaria rank in Number of Patent Applications by Residents?

# 133 Countries Units (Patents) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
1,243,568 2019 -10.8 % +9.2 % View data
2 #2
United States
285,113 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
59 #59
Tunisia
191 2019 +6.1 % +6.1 % View data
60 #60
Bulgaria
186 2019 +3.3 % -3.1 % View data
61 #61
Serbia
168 2019 +3.1 % -3.6 % View data
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