Serbia: Patent applications, residents

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Serbia's patent applications, residents rose 17.8% on 2023 (from 118 to 139).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was −6.2% and a typical year strayed about 12.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.8% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 37.9% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 7.24 a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Serbia had the 65th highest value of the 113 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Serbia in the 2024 ranking

• Bulgaria — 62nd of 113: 179
• Slovak Republic — 63rd of 113: 167
• Slovenia — 64th of 113: 154
• Luxembourg — 66th of 113: 119
• Syrian Arab Republic — 67th of 113: 104
• Oman — 68th of 113: 98

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Data are based on information supplied to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by IP offices in annual surveys, supplemented by data in national IP office reports. Data may be missing for some offices or periods.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 21 values

Patent applications, residents in nearby economies

• Albania — 9 (2023)
• Armenia — 13 (2024)
• Austria — 1,676 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 194 (2024)
• Belarus — 256 (2024)
• Belgium — 647 (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 34 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 179 (2024)
• Croatia — 62 (2024)
• Cyprus — 3 (2024)
• Czechia — 463 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Serbia

• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 47.74% (2024)
• Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.94% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 5,173 (2023)
• Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) — 2,925 (2021)
• Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) — 191 (2021)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 43,287 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 19.33 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 3.87 million (2023)
• Rail lines (total route-km) — 3,348 (2021)
• Patent applications, nonresidents

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Questions people ask

What is Serbia's patent applications, residents?

139 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is down 70.61% from 473 in 2004 (5.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 473 in 2004 and the lowest 118 in 2023.

How does Serbia rank?

65th highest of 113 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in patent applications, residents unusual for Serbia?

In 2024, Serbia's patent applications, residents rose 17.8% on 2023 (from 118 to 139). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was −6.2% and a typical year strayed about 12.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.PAT.RESD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original 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 transformation of these data. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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