Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies
Bulgaria
1 patents
in 2024
Costa Rica
1 patents
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
50th
Costa Rica rank
50th
Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 patents against 1 patents in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 patents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 50th of 64 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 patents | 2 patents | 1 patents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.83 patents | 2.33 patents | 0.5 patents | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.5 patents | 1.5 patents | 2 patents | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 1 patents against 1 patents in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0 patents, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 50th of 64 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual patents filed for renewable energy technologies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data only includes energy source technologies, and excludes technologies such as energy storage or transport. Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.