Croatia vs Moldova: Patent applications, nonresidents

Croatia
11
in 2021
Moldova
12
in 2021
Croatia rank
116th
Moldova rank
114th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Croatia
  • Moldova
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How they compare

Moldova currently reports 12 against 11 in Croatia, a difference of 1.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Croatia ahead.

Globally, Croatia ranks 116th and Moldova ranks 114th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.