High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Croatia
Croatia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 3.27 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Croatia, 1994–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Croatia is 3.27 Number, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 554.0% on the previous year and up 388.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Croatia peaked at 8.17 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 1997.
Croatia ranks 55th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.83 Number | — |
| 1995 | 1.25 Number | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 1 Number | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2 Number | -80.0% |
| 1998 | 2 Number | +900.0% |
| 1999 | 1.33 Number | -33.5% |
| 2000 | 0.33 Number | -75.2% |
| 2001 | 1.67 Number | +406.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5 Number | +109.6% |
| 2003 | 0.67 Number | -80.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4 Number | +109.0% |
| 2005 | 1.83 Number | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 7.2 Number | +293.4% |
| 2007 | 5.57 Number | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 8.17 Number | +46.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5 Number | -81.6% |
| 2010 | 2.5 Number | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.67 Number | -73.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5 Number | -25.4% |
| 2013 | 3.27 Number | +554.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 Number | 0.2 Number | 2 Number | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.18 Number | 0.33 Number | 8.17 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 Number | 0.5 Number | 3.27 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Croatia?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Croatia was 3.27 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Number in 1997.
- How does Croatia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Croatia ranks 55th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 388.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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