Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Slovenia
Slovenia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 171 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Slovenia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Slovenia is 171 Number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Slovenia peaked at 171 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51 Number, in 2004.
Slovenia ranks 22nd 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51 Number | — |
| 2005 | 87 Number | +70.6% |
| 2006 | 90 Number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 115 Number | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 128 Number | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 115 Number | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 131 Number | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 129 Number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 108 Number | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 135 Number | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 125 Number | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 118 Number | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 113 Number | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 98 Number | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 100 Number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 122 Number | +22.0% |
| 2020 | 165 Number | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 116 Number | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 123 Number | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 153 Number | +24.4% |
| 2024 | 156 Number | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 171 Number | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.67 Number | 51 Number | 128 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 117.9 Number | 98 Number | 135 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 147.33 Number | 116 Number | 171 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
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- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 118.7 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 29 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 564.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 162 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 564.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 564.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 18,133 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Slovenia?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Slovenia was 171 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 171 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 Number in 2004.
- How does Slovenia rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Slovenia ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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