Greece vs Slovenia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Greece
17.87 Number
in 2012
Slovenia
27.53 Number
in 2012
Greece rank
41st
Slovenia rank
37th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time

  • Greece
  • Slovenia
0255075100125197819952012

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 27.53 Number against 17.87 Number in Greece, a difference of 9.66 Number.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.5 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 41st and Slovenia ranks 37th of 61 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Slovenia Difference Ahead
1980s 8.75 Number 1 Number 7.75 Number Greece
1990s 11.97 Number 13.33 Number 1.36 Number Slovenia
2000s 41.14 Number 78.89 Number 37.75 Number Slovenia
2010s 28.04 Number 60.19 Number 32.15 Number Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional, Greece or Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 27.53 Number against 17.87 Number in Greece as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Greece and Slovenia?
9.66 Number, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovenia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2012.
How do Greece and Slovenia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Greece ranks 41st and Slovenia ranks 37th of 61 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,029 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed