Croatia vs Luxembourg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3

Croatia
0.5 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg
4.33 Number
in 2012
Croatia rank
38th
Luxembourg rank
35th

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 over time

  • Croatia
  • Luxembourg
051015197819952012

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 4.33 Number against 0.5 Number in Croatia, a difference of 3.83 Number.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 8.7 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 38th and Luxembourg ranks 35th of 41 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 1.27 Number 3.01 Number 1.73 Number Luxembourg
2000s 2.98 Number 7.48 Number 4.51 Number Luxembourg
2010s 1.22 Number 4.82 Number 3.59 Number Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3, Croatia or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 4.33 Number against 0.5 Number in Croatia as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Croatia and Luxembourg?
3.83 Number, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Luxembourg?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2012.
How do Croatia and Luxembourg rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Croatia ranks 38th and Luxembourg ranks 35th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,457 places, 34,147 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed