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Bulgaria - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.79

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

0.79 (2023)

Global rank

##44 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1996

1.88×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#35#442018 overtook Serbia2022 overtook Egypt
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Bulgaria climbed from #35 to #44 (overtook Serbia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Bulgaria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Serbia in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Egypt in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620230.420.60.770.95

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