Croatia vs United Kingdom: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Croatia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 14,019 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 13,831 Patents.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 74.6 times Croatia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 9 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 776.12 Patents | 17,320 Patents | 16,544 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 973.6 Patents | 17,599 Patents | 16,625 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2,284 Patents | 15,476 Patents | 13,192 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 970 Patents | 14,876 Patents | 13,906 Patents | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 14,019 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and United Kingdom?
- 13,831 Patents, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United Kingdom?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and United Kingdom rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Croatia ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 9 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation