Croatia vs Switzerland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Croatia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3,365 Co-inventions against 124 Co-inventions in Croatia, a difference of 3,241 Co-inventions.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 27.1 times Croatia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 10th of 4 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.44 Co-inventions | 1,321 Co-inventions | 1,282 Co-inventions | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 66.1 Co-inventions | 2,541 Co-inventions | 2,475 Co-inventions | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 69.2 Co-inventions | 3,528 Co-inventions | 3,459 Co-inventions | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 93.5 Co-inventions | 3,493 Co-inventions | 3,400 Co-inventions | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Croatia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3,365 Co-inventions against 124 Co-inventions in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Croatia and Switzerland?
- 3,241 Co-inventions, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Switzerland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Switzerland rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Croatia ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 10th of 4 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation