Patent applications, residents in Slovakia
Slovakia: Patent applications, residents was 167 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, residents 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
In 2024, patent applications, residents in Slovakia stood at 167.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Slovakia peaked at 282 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 146, in 2021.
Slovakia ranks 64th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Patent applications, residents in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 282 | — |
| 1994 | 248 | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 269 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 195 | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 224 | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 213 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 213 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 236 | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 246 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 259 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 210 | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 215 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 155 | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 193 | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 239 | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 167 | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 176 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 234 | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 224 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 168 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 184 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 211 | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 228 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 220 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 183 | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 217 | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 206 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 206 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 146 | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 184 | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 232 | +26.1% |
| 2024 | 167 | -28.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 167 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 52% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 167 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 74% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 234.86 | 195 | 282 | 7 |
| 2000s | 209.6 | 155 | 259 | 10 |
| 2010s | 207.5 | 168 | 234 | 10 |
| 2020s | 187 | 146 | 232 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
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- 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 10 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Slovakia?
- Patent applications, residents in Slovakia was 167 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, residents recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 282 in 1993.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 146 in 2021.
- How does Slovakia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Slovakia ranks 64th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, residents. 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.