Annual patent applications in Slovenia
Slovenia: Annual patent applications was 222 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Annual patent applications in Slovenia, 1991–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Slovenia recorded 222 for annual patent applications in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications in Slovenia peaked at 470 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21, in 1991.
Slovenia ranks 58th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual patent applications in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21 | — |
| 1992 | 188 | +795.2% |
| 1993 | 277 | +47.3% |
| 1994 | 286 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 314 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 288 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 266 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 288 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 261 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 307 | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 301 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 300 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 310 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 342 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 344 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 287 | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 331 | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 301 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 373 | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 442 | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 470 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 255 | -45.7% |
| 2020 | 232 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 222 | -4.3% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 222 is below the median for high income countries, which is 397.5, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 222 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patent applications in Slovenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +795.2% | 21 | 188 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243.22 | 21 | 314 | 9 |
| 2000s | 319.6 | 287 | 373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 389 | 255 | 470 | 3 |
| 2020s | 227 | 222 | 232 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications in Slovenia?
- Annual patent applications in Slovenia was 222 in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patent applications recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 470 in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for annual patent applications?
- Slovenia ranks 58th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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