Patent applications, nonresidents in Croatia

Croatia: Patent applications, nonresidents was 11 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
11
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
116th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1,010
in 1992
All-time low
11
in 2017
Years of data
30
1992–2021

Patent applications, nonresidents in Croatia, 1992–2021

02004006008001.0k1992200620211992: 1.0k1993: 7461994: 5841995: 3351996: 3561997: 4391998: 3521999: 1442000: 5382001: 5992002: 7032003: 6992004: 8392005: 6492006: 1192007: 932008: 712009: 682010: 212011: 212012: 322013: 232014: 302015: 172016: 132017: 112018: 152019: 162020: 122021: 11

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.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 11 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Croatia peaked at 1,010 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2017.

That places Croatia 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 495.75 144 1,010 8
2000s 437.8 68 839 10
2010s 19.9 11 32 10
2020s 11.5 11 12 2

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 114 Moldova 12 compare
  2. 114 Namibia 12 compare
  3. 116 Dominica 11 compare
  4. 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 compare
  5. 119 Lithuania 9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, nonresidents in Croatia?
Patent applications, nonresidents in Croatia was 11 in 2021, according to 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.
What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1,010 in 1992.
What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2017.
How does Croatia rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
Croatia ranks 116th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.