Science & Technology in Croatia 116 indicators covering science & technology for Croatia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 1,160 Million euro 2024 up 241.3% 36th Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 191.8 Megawatt 2024 down 84.1% 37th R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 16,550 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 65.1% 36th R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 16,550 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 65.1% 36th Technicians in R&D 714.11 per million people 2017 up 9.5% 23rd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 51.7% 2023 up 8.4% 24th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 57.0% 2023 up 10.2% 15th Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and 912.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.4% 31st Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 31.6% 2023 down 19.1% 32nd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 19.94 Number 2017 down 36.1% 57th Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 17,013 Head count 2023 up 52.3% 38th Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 17,013 Head count 2023 up 52.3% 38th Researchers (FTE) - % Female 48.4% 2023 down 2.9% 23rd Individuals - internet use 85.9% 2025 up 23.1% 47th Individuals - frequency of internet use 85.9% 2025 up 30.6% 47th Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors 40 Number 2025 up 344.4% 37th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 52.0% 2023 up 3.5% 20th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 57.9% 2023 up 7.3% 9th Share of female researchers by sector of performance 49.1% 2023 up 2.7% 5th Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 1 patents 2024 down 75.0% 32nd Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 1 patents 2019 down 50.0% 36th Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 195.28 Gigawatt-hour 2024 up 35.4% 34th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 31.2% 2023 up 6.3% 52nd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 32.9% 2023 down 20.1% 23rd National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 7.95 Million euro 2024 down 5.0% 32nd Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 8.5 Number 2013 down 72.1% 59th Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 0 Number 2021 down 100.0% 37th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 3.13 Number 2013 down 86.0% 51st Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 48.3% 2023 up 32.7% 24th Internet access by NACE Rev. 2 activity 98.9% 2025 up 11.1% 25th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 3.27 Number 2013 up 388.1% 55th Type of connections to the internet by NACE Rev. 2 activity 89.2% 2025 up 4.0% 32nd Mobile broadband internet traffic 1.5 Exabyte 2024 up 4,513.7% 29th Broadband internet coverage by technology 97.3% 2025 up 2.7% 6th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 4.3 Number 2012 down 82.0% 55th Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 1.4 Number 2012 down 92.1% 46th Medical technology - historical data 90 Number 2020 up 28.6% 27th Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 0.9% 2025 down 75.7% 22nd Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 11.4% 2025 down 68.0% 7th Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 11.4% 2025 down 68.0% 7th Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 2.72 Number 2013 down 86.6% 47th High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of 6.8% 2022 down 4.6% 27th R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 0.9% 2023 down 10.4% 10th Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications 34.6% 2023 down 13.7% 23rd Internet purchases by individuals 51.1% 2025 up 11.6% 32nd Financial activities over the internet 2.6% 2025 down 0.8% 40th Fixed broadband internet traffic 4.98 Exabyte 2024 up 935.7% 18th Internet purchases by individuals 35.0% 2019 up 494.7% 31st Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies 0.5 Number 2012 down 97.8% 34th Internet purchases - goods or services 39.9% 2024 — 22nd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent 4.56 Number 2011 down 8.1% 26th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other 0.33 Number 2011 down 80.2% 32nd Individuals - mobile internet access 21.9% 2019 up 145.5% 37th Broadband internet coverage by speed 99.9% 2020 up 4.7% 4th Individuals - internet activities 38.4% 2015 up 193.6% 12th Individuals - places of internet use 2.1% 2011 — 19th ← Previous Page 2 of 2