Patent applications, residents in Croatia
Croatia: Patent applications, residents was 62 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Croatia, 1992–2024
Source: 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.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 62 for patent applications, residents in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 62.2% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Croatia peaked at 503 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2024.
That places Croatia 79th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 479 | — |
| 1993 | 503 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 277 | -44.9% |
| 1995 | 265 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 259 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 273 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 267 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 246 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 337 | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 362 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 328 | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 387 | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 385 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 363 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 317 | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 344 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 330 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 250 | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 257 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 230 | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 217 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 230 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 170 | -26.1% |
| 2015 | 169 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 175 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 148 | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 121 | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 195 | +61.2% |
| 2020 | 117 | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 77 | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 122 | +58.4% |
| 2023 | 164 | +34.4% |
| 2024 | 62 | -62.2% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 19% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 62 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 28% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 321.12 | 246 | 503 | 8 |
| 2000s | 340.3 | 250 | 387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.2 | 121 | 257 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.4 | 62 | 164 | 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, gaps filled 6 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Croatia?
- Patent applications, residents in Croatia was 62 in 2024, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, residents recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 503 in 1993.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2024.
- How does Croatia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Croatia ranks 79th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.