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
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.
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
More science & technology data for Croatia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,504 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.72 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 121.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 121.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 11 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 83.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 77 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.4% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.19 million users (2021)
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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