Slovak Republic vs United States: Patents - technology diffusion

Slovak Republic
212 Patents
in 2023
United States
370,325 Patents
in 2023
Slovak Republic rank
4th
United States rank
2nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Slovak Republic
  • United States
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States currently reports 370,325 Patents against 212 Patents in Slovak Republic, a difference of 370,113 Patents.

That makes United States's figure about 1,746.8 times Slovak Republic's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Slovak Republic ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 9 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovak Republic United States Difference Ahead
1990s 1,937 Patents 166,536 Patents 164,599 Patents United States
2000s 729.5 Patents 338,783 Patents 338,053 Patents United States
2010s 207 Patents 406,901 Patents 406,694 Patents United States
2020s 186.25 Patents 420,060 Patents 419,873 Patents United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Slovak Republic or United States?
United States, at 370,325 Patents against 212 Patents in Slovak Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Slovak Republic and United States?
370,113 Patents, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovak Republic and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Slovak Republic and United States rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Slovak Republic ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 9 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents - technology diffusion
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
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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 patent applications by patent office. 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