Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Croatia
Croatia: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications was 47.67 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Croatia, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Croatia is 47.67 Patents, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 207.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Croatia peaked at 47.67 Patents in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1982 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1984 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1985 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1986 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1987 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1988 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990 | 3 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 6 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 3 Patents | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 3 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13 Patents | +333.3% |
| 1995 | 10.67 Patents | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 10 Patents | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 10.4 Patents | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 14.39 Patents | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 21.5 Patents | +49.4% |
| 2000 | 12 Patents | -44.2% |
| 2001 | 13.58 Patents | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 20.5 Patents | +50.9% |
| 2003 | 23 Patents | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 30.5 Patents | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 26 Patents | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 27.17 Patents | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 27 Patents | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 21 Patents | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 9.67 Patents | -54.0% |
| 2010 | 18.5 Patents | +91.4% |
| 2011 | 17.33 Patents | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7 Patents | -49.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5 Patents | +78.2% |
| 2014 | 12 Patents | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 7.17 Patents | -40.3% |
| 2016 | 19 Patents | +165.1% |
| 2017 | 18 Patents | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 15 Patents | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 16 Patents | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 15.5 Patents | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 24 Patents | +54.8% |
| 2022 | 33.83 Patents | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 47.67 Patents | +40.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +333.3% | 3 Patents | 13 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5 Patents | 3 Patents | 21.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.04 Patents | 9.67 Patents | 30.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.72 Patents | 7.17 Patents | 19 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.25 Patents | 15.5 Patents | 47.67 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 7 Slovenia 118.7 Patents compare
- 7 Italy 3,954 Patents compare
- 8 Lithuania 114.83 Patents compare
- 8 Sweden 2,913 Patents compare
- 9 Estonia 49 Patents compare
- 9 Austria 1,745 Patents compare
- 10 Finland 1,580 Patents compare
- 11 Denmark 1,568 Patents compare
- 12 Latvia 19.5 Patents compare
- 12 Belgium 1,562 Patents compare
- 13 Moldova 1.5 Patents compare
- 13 Taiwan 1,488 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Croatia
- 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)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 16,550 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 85.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Croatia?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Croatia was 47.67 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.67 Patents in 2023.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Croatia rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications?
- Croatia ranks 10th out of 13 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.