Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies in Croatia

Croatia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies was 0.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.5
Change on year
down 93.5%
World rank
27th
of 27 countries
All-time high
30.54
in 2006
All-time low
0.5
in 2012
Years of data
23
1990–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies in Croatia, 1990–2012

01020301990200120121990: 11991: 11992: 51993: 9.81994: 9.11995: 7.11996: 8.51997: 12.81998: 9.71999: 12.52000: 8.92001: 13.52002: 23.22003: 27.12004: 202005: 262006: 30.52007: 13.52008: 16.82009: 6.32010: 15.72011: 7.72012: 0.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies in Croatia stood at 0.5. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 93.5% on the previous year and down 97.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies in Croatia peaked at 30.54 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2012.

That places Croatia 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012) in Croatia, 1990 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1990 1
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 5 +400.0%
1993 9.83 +96.6%
1994 9.1 -7.4%
1995 7.13 -21.6%
1996 8.5 +19.2%
1997 12.78 +50.4%
1998 9.71 -24.0%
1999 12.5 +28.7%
2000 8.93 -28.6%
2001 13.46 +50.7%
2002 23.25 +72.7%
2003 27.15 +16.8%
2004 19.97 -26.4%
2005 25.99 +30.1%
2006 30.54 +17.5%
2007 13.47 -55.9%
2008 16.82 +24.9%
2009 6.31 -62.5%
2010 15.69 +148.7%
2011 7.72 -50.8%
2012 0.5 -93.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.65 1 12.78 10
2000s 18.59 6.31 30.54 10
2010s 7.97 0.5 15.69 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 24 Lithuania 17.65 compare
  2. 25 Slovakia 5.77 compare
  3. 26 Malta 4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies in Croatia?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies in Croatia was 0.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 30.54 in 2006.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2012.
How does Croatia rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies?
Croatia ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 901 data points, 1977–2012
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