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Bulgaria vs Slovenia: Patent applications, residents

Bulgaria
165
in 2021
Slovenia
222
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
60th
Slovenia rank
58th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 222 against 165 in Bulgaria, a difference of 57.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 60th and Slovenia ranks 58th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
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
147 places, 4,224 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.