Patent applications, residents in Serbia
Serbia: Patent applications, residents was 139 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents in Serbia, 2004–2024
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
Serbia recorded 139 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Serbia peaked at 473 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 118, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 67th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 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% |
| 2022 | 127 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 118 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 139 | +17.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 139 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 139 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 62% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 396.17 | 319 | 473 | 6 |
| 2010s | 193.7 | 163 | 290 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132 | 118 | 139 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 12 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Serbia?
- Patent applications, residents in Serbia was 139 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 473 in 2004.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Serbia ranks 67th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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.