Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Croatia
Croatia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 19.94 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
19.94 Number
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
57th
of 60 countries
All-time high
40.53 Number
in 2003
All-time low
7.17 Number
in 1992
Years of data
26
1992–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Croatia, 1992–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 19.94 Number 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 Number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.17 Number, in 1992.
Croatia ranks 57th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.17 Number | — |
| 1993 | 12.33 Number | +72.0% |
| 1994 | 12.33 Number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.25 Number | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 10.5 Number | -26.3% |
| 1997 | 16.59 Number | +58.0% |
| 1998 | 19.5 Number | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 18.37 Number | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 15.53 Number | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 21.02 Number | +35.4% |
| 2002 | 36.83 Number | +75.2% |
| 2003 | 40.53 Number | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 32.07 Number | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 33.38 Number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 35.52 Number | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 31.21 Number | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 28.88 Number | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 22.01 Number | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 30.32 Number | +37.8% |
| 2011 | 16.97 Number | -44.0% |
| 2012 | 19.38 Number | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 18.5 Number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 14.56 Number | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 17.91 Number | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 21.06 Number | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 19.94 Number | -5.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 19.94 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 385.44 Number, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 19.94 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 364.42 Number, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.88 Number | 7.17 Number | 19.5 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.7 Number | 15.53 Number | 40.53 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.83 Number | 14.56 Number | 30.32 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More science & technology data for Croatia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 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 4.72 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 81.54 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,504 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
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 Number 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 Number in 2003.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 Number in 1992.
- How does Croatia rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Croatia ranks 57th out of 60 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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