Slovenia vs United Kingdom: Patents - technology diffusion

Slovenia
162 Patents
in 2023
United Kingdom
14,019 Patents
in 2023
Slovenia rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Slovenia
  • United Kingdom
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 14,019 Patents against 162 Patents in Slovenia, a difference of 13,857 Patents.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 86.5 times Slovenia's.

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

Slovenia ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 9 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovenia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 1,204 Patents 17,325 Patents 16,121 Patents United Kingdom
2000s 3,092 Patents 17,599 Patents 14,506 Patents United Kingdom
2010s 1,726 Patents 15,476 Patents 13,750 Patents United Kingdom
2020s 328.5 Patents 14,876 Patents 14,547 Patents United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Slovenia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 14,019 Patents against 162 Patents in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Slovenia and United Kingdom?
13,857 Patents, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and United Kingdom?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Slovenia and United Kingdom rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Slovenia ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 9 regions.
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