Patent applications, residents in Serbia
Serbia: Patent applications, residents was 138 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Serbia, 2004–2021
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
Serbia recorded 138 for patent applications, residents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Serbia peaked at 473 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 138, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 64th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 473 | — |
| 2005 | 372 | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 432 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 395 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 386 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 319 | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 290 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 180 | -37.9% |
| 2012 | 192 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 201 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 202 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 178 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 192 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 171 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 163 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 168 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 138 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 138 | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 138 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 138 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 396.17 | 319 | 473 | 6 |
| 2010s | 193.7 | 163 | 290 | 10 |
| 2020s | 138 | 138 | 138 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More science & technology data for Serbia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.82 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 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 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 101.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,173 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Serbia?
- Patent applications, residents in Serbia was 138 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 473 in 2004.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 138 in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Serbia ranks 64th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.