Annual patent applications in Serbia
Serbia: Annual patent applications was 138 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications in Serbia, 2004–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual patent applications in Serbia is 138, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications in Serbia peaked at 473 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 138, in 2020.
That places Serbia 64th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Annual patent applications in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 473 | — |
| 2005 | 372 | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 432 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 395 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 386 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 319 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 290 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 180 | -37.9% |
| 2012 | 192 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 201 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 202 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 178 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 192 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 171 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 163 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 168 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 138 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 138 | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 138 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 138 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 396.17 | 319 | 473 | 6 |
| 2010s | 193.7 | 163 | 290 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138 | 138 | 138 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More science & technology data for Serbia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.82 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 101.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,173 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Serbia?
- Annual patent applications in Serbia was 138 in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patent applications recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 473 in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 138 in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for annual patent applications?
- Serbia ranks 64th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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