Patent applications, nonresidents in Slovakia
Slovakia: Patent applications, nonresidents was 10 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Slovakia, 1993–2024
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Slovakia is 10, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 58.3% on the previous year and down 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Slovakia peaked at 1,804 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2024.
Slovakia ranks 117th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 681 | — |
| 1994 | 620 | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 1,400 | +125.8% |
| 1996 | 1,498 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 1,578 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,612 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1,683 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1,804 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 1,696 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 1,599 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1,437 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 238 | -83.4% |
| 2005 | 95 | -60.1% |
| 2006 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 106 | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 75 | -29.2% |
| 2009 | 63 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 48 | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 33 | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 26 | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 28 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 15 | -46.4% |
| 2017 | 23 | +53.3% |
| 2018 | 14 | -39.1% |
| 2019 | 28 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 19 | +46.2% |
| 2023 | 24 | +26.3% |
| 2024 | 10 | -58.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 10 is below the median for high income countries, which is 267, 4% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 10 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59, 17% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,296 | 620 | 1,683 | 7 |
| 2000s | 720.3 | 63 | 1,804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3 | 14 | 48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2 | 10 | 24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More science & technology data for Slovakia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.97 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 158.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,332 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Slovakia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Slovakia was 10 in 2024, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,804 in 2000.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Slovakia ranks 117th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.