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
Latest (2025)
171 Number
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
22nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
171 Number
in 2025
All-time low
51 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Slovenia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Slovenia stood at 171 Number. 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% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 171 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 64% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 171 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
More science & technology data for Slovenia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.3 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 135.96 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 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,568 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2023)
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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