Annual patent applications per million people in Croatia
Croatia: Annual patent applications per million people was 19.85 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
19.85 applications per million people
Change on year
down 33.6%
World rank
58th
of 135 countries
All-time high
109.34 applications per million people
in 1993
All-time low
19.85 applications per million people
in 2021
Years of data
30
1992–2021
Annual patent applications per million people in Croatia, 1992–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
In 2021, annual patent applications per million people in Croatia stood at 19.85 applications per million people. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.6% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Croatia peaked at 109.34 applications per million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.85 applications per million people, in 2021.
Croatia ranks 58th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Annual patent applications per million people in Croatia, year by year
| Year | applications per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 104.68 applications per million people | — |
| 1993 | 109.34 applications per million people | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 59.54 applications per million people | -45.5% |
| 1995 | 57.36 applications per million people | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 56.83 applications per million people | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 60.2 applications per million people | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 58.91 applications per million people | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 54.51 applications per million people | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 75.42 applications per million people | +38.3% |
| 2001 | 84.19 applications per million people | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 76.24 applications per million people | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 89.93 applications per million people | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 89.44 applications per million people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.22 applications per million people | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 73.53 applications per million people | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 79.81 applications per million people | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 76.57 applications per million people | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 58.07 applications per million people | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 59.83 applications per million people | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 53.73 applications per million people | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 50.93 applications per million people | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 54.32 applications per million people | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 40.46 applications per million people | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 40.71 applications per million people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 42.61 applications per million people | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 36.62 applications per million people | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 30.34 applications per million people | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 49.37 applications per million people | +62.8% |
| 2020 | 29.89 applications per million people | -39.5% |
| 2021 | 19.85 applications per million people | -33.6% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 19.85 applications per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.04 applications per million people, 33% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 19.85 applications per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.22 applications per million people, 48% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.17 applications per million people | 54.51 applications per million people | 109.34 applications per million people | 8 |
| 2000s | 78.74 applications per million people | 58.07 applications per million people | 89.93 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.89 applications per million people | 30.34 applications per million people | 59.83 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.87 applications per million people | 19.85 applications per million people | 29.89 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 55 Brazil 22.27 applications per million people compare
- 56 Chile 20.66 applications per million people compare
- 57 Serbia 20.19 applications per million people compare
- 59 Estonia 18.78 applications per million people compare
- 60 Qatar 18.76 applications per million people compare
- 61 India 18.57 applications per million people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Croatia?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Croatia was 19.85 applications per million people in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 109.34 applications per million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.85 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Croatia rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Croatia ranks 58th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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