Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Croatia
Croatia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 19.94 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
19.94
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
46th
of 48 countries
All-time high
40.53
in 2003
All-time low
7.17
in 1992
Years of data
26
1992–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Croatia, 1992–2017
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 19.94 for patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2017.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Croatia peaked at 40.53 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.17, in 1992.
Croatia ranks 46th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.88 | 7.17 | 19.5 | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.7 | 15.53 | 40.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.83 | 14.56 | 30.32 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Croatia?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Croatia was 19.94 in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.53 in 2003.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 in 1992.
- How does Croatia rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Croatia ranks 46th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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