Romania vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Romania
41 Number
in 2025
Slovakia
58 Number
in 2025
Romania rank
36th
Slovakia rank
33rd
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Romania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 58 Number against 41 Number in Romania, a difference of 17 Number.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.4 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Slovakia ahead.
Romania ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 33rd of 45 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.17 Number | 20 Number | 5.83 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 33.3 Number | 38.3 Number | 5 Number | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 46.33 Number | 53.5 Number | 7.17 Number | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors, Romania or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 58 Number against 41 Number in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors between Romania and Slovakia?
- 17 Number, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Slovakia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Romania ranks 36th and Slovakia ranks 33rd of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.