Slovenia vs Taiwan: Patents - technology diffusion

Slovenia
162 Patents
in 2023
Taiwan
55,572 Patents
in 2023
Slovenia rank
4th
Taiwan rank
4th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Slovenia
  • Taiwan
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 55,572 Patents against 162 Patents in Slovenia, a difference of 55,410 Patents.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 343.0 times Slovenia's.

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

Slovenia ranks 4th and Taiwan ranks 4th of 9 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovenia Taiwan Difference Ahead
1990s 1,204 Patents 12,233 Patents 11,028 Patents Taiwan
2000s 3,092 Patents 46,398 Patents 43,306 Patents Taiwan
2010s 1,726 Patents 53,429 Patents 51,703 Patents Taiwan
2020s 328.5 Patents 55,007 Patents 54,678 Patents Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Slovenia or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 55,572 Patents against 162 Patents in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Slovenia and Taiwan?
55,410 Patents, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Taiwan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Slovenia and Taiwan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Slovenia ranks 4th and Taiwan ranks 4th of 9 countries.
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
Last refreshed

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