Croatia vs United States: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Croatia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 370,325 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 370,137 Patents.
That makes United States's figure about 1,969.8 times Croatia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 9 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 776.12 Patents | 177,819 Patents | 177,043 Patents | United States |
| 2000s | 973.6 Patents | 338,783 Patents | 337,809 Patents | United States |
| 2010s | 2,284 Patents | 406,901 Patents | 404,617 Patents | United States |
| 2020s | 970 Patents | 420,060 Patents | 419,090 Patents | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or United States?
- United States, at 370,325 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and United States?
- 370,137 Patents, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and United States rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Croatia ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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