Patent applications, residents in Slovenia
Slovenia: Patent applications, residents was 222 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, residents in Slovenia, 1991–2021
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, residents in Slovenia is 222, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents 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.
Patent applications, residents 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 Patent applications, residents 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
More science & technology data for Slovenia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.3 units per person (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 135.96 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Slovenia?
- Patent applications, residents in Slovenia was 222 in 2021, 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 470 in 2011.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 1991.
- How does Slovenia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Slovenia ranks 58th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents 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 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.