Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Slovakia
Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 58 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
58 Number
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
33rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
62 Number
in 2024
All-time low
12 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Slovakia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 58 Number for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in 2025.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Slovakia peaked at 62 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12 Number, in 2004.
Slovakia ranks 33rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12 Number | — |
| 2005 | 16 Number | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 19 Number | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 19 Number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28 Number | +47.4% |
| 2009 | 26 Number | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 25 Number | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 43 Number | +72.0% |
| 2012 | 35 Number | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 29 Number | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 26 Number | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 47 Number | +80.8% |
| 2016 | 44 Number | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 41 Number | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 51 Number | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 42 Number | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 54 Number | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 43 Number | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 48 Number | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 56 Number | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 62 Number | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 58 Number | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20 Number | 12 Number | 28 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.3 Number | 25 Number | 51 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5 Number | 43 Number | 62 Number | 6 |
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More science & technology data for Slovakia
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 1,373 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 1,373 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 1,373 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 25,641 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 91.5% (2025)
- Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for 66.9% (2025)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 28.86 Number (2012)
- Individuals who used the internet for interaction with public 56.0% (2021)
- Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 70.7% (2019)
- GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 1,279 Million euro (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Slovakia?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Slovakia was 58 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 62 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 Number in 2004.
- How does Slovakia rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Slovakia ranks 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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