Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Croatia
Croatia: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Croatia stood at 6. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Croatia peaked at 1,010 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2024.
Croatia ranks 127th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,010 | — |
| 1993 | 746 | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 584 | -21.7% |
| 1995 | 335 | -42.6% |
| 1996 | 356 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 439 | +23.3% |
| 1998 | 352 | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 144 | -59.1% |
| 2000 | 538 | +273.6% |
| 2001 | 599 | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 703 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 699 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 839 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 649 | -22.6% |
| 2006 | 119 | -81.7% |
| 2007 | 93 | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 71 | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 68 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 21 | -69.1% |
| 2011 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | +52.4% |
| 2013 | 23 | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 30 | +30.4% |
| 2015 | 17 | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 13 | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 15 | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 12 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 6 | -14.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 271, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +273.6% | 144 | 538 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 495.75 | 144 | 1,010 | 8 |
| 2000s | 437.8 | 68 | 839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9 | 11 | 32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More science & technology data for Croatia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 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 4.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 81.54 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Croatia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Croatia was 6 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,010 in 1992.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Croatia ranks 127th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.