High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Croatia
Croatia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.5 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Croatia, 1994–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 0.5 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Croatia peaked at 7.92 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 1997.
That places Croatia 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 and NUTS 3 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 | 6.87 Number | +275.4% |
| 2007 | 4.07 Number | -40.8% |
| 2008 | 7.92 Number | +94.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5 Number | -81.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5 Number | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.67 Number | -73.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5 Number | -25.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +900.0% | 0.2 Number | 2 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 Number | 0.2 Number | 2 Number | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.98 Number | 0.33 Number | 7.92 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 Number | 0.5 Number | 2.5 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 47.67 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 7 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 188 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 16,550 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Croatia?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Croatia was 0.5 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.92 Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 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 and nuts 3?
- Croatia ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. 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 and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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