Patent applications, residents in Croatia

Croatia: Patent applications, residents was 77 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
77
Change on year
down 34.2%
World rank
75th
of 135 countries
All-time high
503
in 1993
All-time low
77
in 2021
Years of data
30
1992–2021

Patent applications, residents in Croatia, 1992–2021

1002003004005001992200620211992: 4791993: 5031994: 2771995: 2651996: 2591997: 2731998: 2671999: 2462000: 3372001: 3622002: 3282003: 3872004: 3852005: 3632006: 3172007: 3442008: 3302009: 2502010: 2572011: 2302012: 2172013: 2302014: 1702015: 1692016: 1752017: 1482018: 1212019: 1952020: 1172021: 77

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 77 for patent applications, residents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 66.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Croatia peaked at 503 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 77, in 2021.

That places Croatia 75th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Patent applications, residents in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications, residents in Croatia, 1992 to 2021.
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%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 77 is below the median for high income countries, which is 397.5, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 77 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 28% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 321.12 246 503 8
2000s 340.3 250 387 10
2010s 191.2 121 257 10
2020s 97 77 117 2

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 72 Georgia 90 compare
  2. 73 Kyrgyzstan 83 compare
  3. 74 Lithuania 81 compare
  4. 76 Ireland 75 compare
  5. 77 Bangladesh 74 compare
  6. 78 Barbados 73 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, residents in Croatia?
Patent applications, residents in Croatia was 77 in 2021, 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 77 in 2021.
How does Croatia rank for patent applications, residents?
Croatia ranks 75th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.5%. 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, residents
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
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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.