Life science patents granted, by technology in Serbia
Serbia: Life science patents granted, by technology was 277 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Life science patents granted, by technology in Serbia, 2008–2023
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2023, life science patents granted, by technology in Serbia stood at 277 patents.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life science patents granted, by technology in Serbia peaked at 443 patents in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2008.
That places Serbia 12th out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Life science patents granted, by technology in Serbia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 patents | — |
| 2009 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 163 patents | +16200.0% |
| 2011 | 126 patents | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 150 patents | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 145 patents | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 177 patents | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 223 patents | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 260 patents | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 338 patents | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 420 patents | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 435 patents | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 443 patents | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 417 patents | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 298 patents | -28.5% |
| 2023 | 277 patents | -7.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 277 patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27 patents, 10.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 277 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5 patents, 36.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life science patents granted, by technology in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +16200.0% | 1 patents | 163 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 2 |
| 2010s | 243.7 patents | 126 patents | 435 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 358.75 patents | 277 patents | 443 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More science & technology data for Serbia
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- 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)
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- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 12 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life science patents granted, by technology in Serbia?
- Life science patents granted, by technology in Serbia was 277 patents in 2023, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life science patents granted, by technology recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 443 patents in 2020.
- What is the lowest life science patents granted, by technology recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2008.
- How does Serbia rank for life science patents granted, by technology?
- Serbia ranks 12th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life science patents granted, by technology rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life science patents granted, by technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pharmaceutical patents granted by the filing office in a given year. Pharmaceutical patents typically cover new drugs, biological treatments or vaccines.