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Bhutan vs Bulgaria: Patent applications, nonresidents

Bhutan
7
in 2021
Bulgaria
6
in 2021
Bhutan rank
126th
Bulgaria rank
129th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Bhutan
  • Bulgaria
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 7 against 6 in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Globally, Bhutan ranks 126th and Bulgaria ranks 129th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.