Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Croatia
Croatia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 40 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40 Number
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
37th
of 45 countries
All-time high
52 Number
in 2023
All-time low
9 Number
in 2015
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Croatia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Croatia stood at 40 Number.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 344.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Croatia peaked at 52 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 Number, in 2015.
Croatia ranks 37th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24 Number | — |
| 2005 | 26 Number | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 30 Number | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 38 Number | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 24 Number | -36.8% |
| 2009 | 20 Number | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 17 Number | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 18 Number | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 19 Number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 10 Number | -47.4% |
| 2014 | 12 Number | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 9 Number | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 16 Number | +77.8% |
| 2017 | 10 Number | -37.5% |
| 2018 | 14 Number | +40.0% |
| 2019 | 19 Number | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 23 Number | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 27 Number | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 32 Number | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 52 Number | +62.5% |
| 2024 | 41 Number | -21.2% |
| 2025 | 40 Number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 Number | 20 Number | 38 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.4 Number | 9 Number | 19 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.83 Number | 23 Number | 52 Number | 6 |
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- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 47.67 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 7 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 188 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 16,550 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Croatia?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Croatia was 40 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 52 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Number in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Croatia ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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