High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Slovenia

Slovenia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 6.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
6.5
Change on year
down 45.1%
World rank
24th
of 31 countries
All-time high
18
in 2007
All-time low
0.75
in 1992
Years of data
24
1989–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Slovenia, 1989–2012

051015201989200020121989: 11990: 11991: 11992: 0.751993: 4.71994: 5.21995: 4.61996: 21997: 31998: 9.51999: 2.22000: 4.32001: 7.82002: 12.32003: 6.72004: 32005: 3.92006: 5.72007: 182008: 15.92009: 16.82010: 9.32011: 11.82012: 6.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovenia is 6.5, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 45.1% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovenia peaked at 18 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 1992.

That places Slovenia 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Slovenia, 1989 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1989 1
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 0.75 -25.0%
1993 4.67 +522.7%
1994 5.17 +10.7%
1995 4.63 -10.4%
1996 2 -56.8%
1997 3.05 +52.5%
1998 9.53 +212.5%
1999 2.17 -77.2%
2000 4.27 +96.8%
2001 7.76 +81.7%
2002 12.29 +58.4%
2003 6.67 -45.7%
2004 3 -55.0%
2005 3.9 +30.0%
2006 5.71 +46.4%
2007 18 +215.2%
2008 15.95 -11.4%
2009 16.79 +5.3%
2010 9.32 -44.5%
2011 11.83 +26.9%
2012 6.5 -45.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 1
1990s 3.4 0.75 9.53 10
2000s 9.43 3 18 10
2010s 9.22 6.5 11.83 3

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 21 Portugal 10.29 compare
  2. 22 Latvia 7.33 compare
  3. 23 Slovakia 6.59 compare
  4. 25 Estonia 4.67 compare
  5. 26 Luxembourg 4.33 compare
  6. 27 Bulgaria 4.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovenia?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovenia was 6.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 18 in 2007.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 1992.
How does Slovenia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Slovenia ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovenia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
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