Annual patent applications per million people in Slovakia
Slovakia: Annual patent applications per million people was 26.8 applications per million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Annual patent applications per million people in Slovakia, 1993–2021
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i. Measured in applications per million people.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 26.8 applications per million people for annual patent applications per million people in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 29.0% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patent applications per million people in Slovakia peaked at 52.95 applications per million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26.8 applications per million people, in 2021.
That places Slovakia 49th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.77 applications per million people | 36.29 applications per million people | 52.95 applications per million people | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.98 applications per million people | 28.85 applications per million people | 48.17 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.27 applications per million people | 31.07 applications per million people | 43.4 applications per million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.27 applications per million people | 26.8 applications per million people | 37.74 applications per million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 46 South Africa 29.33 applications per million people compare
- 47 Lithuania 28.84 applications per million people compare
- 48 Spain 27.57 applications per million people compare
- 50 Malaysia 25.76 applications per million people compare
- 51 Bulgaria 25.36 applications per million people compare
- 52 Moldova 24.66 applications per million people compare
More science & technology data for Slovakia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,332 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 7.71 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.97 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 13 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 89.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 146 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.0% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 1,373 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.84 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patent applications per million people in Slovakia?
- Annual patent applications per million people in Slovakia was 26.8 applications per million people in 2021, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i.
- What is the highest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.95 applications per million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual patent applications per million people recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8 applications per million people in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for annual patent applications per million people?
- Slovakia ranks 49th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is annual patent applications per million people rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as part of Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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