Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Bulgaria

Patent applications by residents in Bulgaria in 2021 — 165 filings. Ranked 55 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 95%.

2021 165 filings −30.96% vs 2020
World rank 55of 113
Period maximum 3,843 filings1984
Period minimum 1 filings1986

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Bulgaria, 1980–202101,0002,0003,0004,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 3,297 filings1981: 3,673 filings1982: 3,628 filings1983: 3,811 filings1984: 3,843 filings1985: 2 filings1986: 1 filings1987: 3 filings1988: 6 filings1989: 63 filings1990: 198 filings1991: 422 filings1992: 329 filings1993: 412 filings1994: 319 filings1995: 368 filings1996: 316 filings1997: 394 filings1998: 274 filings1999: 282 filings2000: 231 filings2001: 283 filings2002: 289 filings2003: 278 filings2004: 263 filings2005: 261 filings2006: 243 filings2007: 211 filings2008: 249 filings2009: 242 filings2010: 243 filings2011: 262 filings2012: 245 filings2013: 282 filings2014: 218 filings2015: 280 filings2016: 230 filings2017: 202 filings2018: 180 filings2019: 186 filings2020: 239 filings2021: 165 filings
Change over the period: −3,132 (−95%) Average annual rate: -7.04 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 165 filings
World 2.39M filings
Europe & Central Asia computed 125,528 filings
Eastern Europe computed 26,645 filings
Patent applications by residents — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 165 −74 −30.96%
2020 239 +53 +28.49%
2019 186 +6 +3.33%
2018 180 −22 −10.89%
2017 202 −28 −12.17%
2016 230 −50 −17.86%
2015 280 +62 +28.44%
2014 218 −64 −22.7%
2013 282 +37 +15.1%
2012 245 −17 −6.49%
2011 262 +19 +7.82%
2010 243 +1 +0.41%
2009 242 −7 −2.81%
2008 249 +38 +18.01%
2007 211 −32 −13.17%
2006 243 −18 −6.9%
2005 261 −2 −0.76%
2004 263 −15 −5.4%
2003 278 −11 −3.81%
2002 289 +6 +2.12%
2001 283 +52 +22.51%
2000 231 −51 −18.09%
1999 282 +8 +2.92%
1998 274 −120 −30.46%
1997 394 +78 +24.68%
1996 316 −52 −14.13%
1995 368 +49 +15.36%
1994 319 −93 −22.57%
1993 412 +83 +25.23%
1992 329 −93 −22.04%
1991 422 +224 +113.13%
1990 198 +135 +214.29%
1989 63 +57 +950%
1988 6 +3 +100%
1987 3 +2 +200%
1986 1 −1 −50%
1985 2 −3,841 −99.95%
1984 3,843 +32 +0.84%
1983 3,811 +183 +5.04%
1982 3,628 −45 −1.23%
1981 3,673 +376 +11.4%
1980 3,297

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.