Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Slovenia
Slovenia: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications was 118.7 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Slovenia, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Slovenia stood at 118.7 Patents.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Slovenia peaked at 139.67 Patents in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1982 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1984 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1985 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 2 Patents | — |
| 1988 | 6.5 Patents | +225.0% |
| 1989 | 3 Patents | -53.8% |
| 1990 | 5 Patents | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 5 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 Patents | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 15 Patents | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 18.5 Patents | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 17.17 Patents | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 19.33 Patents | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 23.67 Patents | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 15 Patents | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 37.5 Patents | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 35.25 Patents | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 26 Patents | -26.2% |
| 2002 | 41.5 Patents | +59.6% |
| 2003 | 53 Patents | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 69.61 Patents | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 99 Patents | +42.2% |
| 2006 | 104 Patents | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 101.33 Patents | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 117.5 Patents | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 139.67 Patents | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 123.5 Patents | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 99.75 Patents | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 96.5 Patents | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 113.67 Patents | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 124.33 Patents | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 88.67 Patents | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 80.92 Patents | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 105 Patents | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 129 Patents | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 98.83 Patents | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 134.83 Patents | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 107.57 Patents | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 126.5 Patents | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 118.7 Patents | -6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +225.0% | 2 Patents | 6.5 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.35 Patents | 0 Patents | 6.5 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.22 Patents | 5 Patents | 37.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.69 Patents | 26 Patents | 139.67 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.02 Patents | 80.92 Patents | 129 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.9 Patents | 107.57 Patents | 134.83 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 4 China 13,210 Patents compare
- 4 Netherlands 4,269 Patents compare
- 5 Poland 508.37 Patents compare
- 5 France 7,903 Patents compare
- 6 Türkiye 390 Patents compare
- 6 Switzerland 5,882 Patents compare
- 7 Italy 3,954 Patents compare
- 8 Sweden 2,913 Patents compare
- 8 Lithuania 114.83 Patents compare
- 9 Austria 1,745 Patents compare
- 9 Estonia 49 Patents compare
- 10 Finland 1,580 Patents compare
- 10 Croatia 47.67 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Slovenia
- 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 patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Slovenia?
- Patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Slovenia was 118.7 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 139.67 Patents in 2009.
- What is the lowest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Slovenia rank for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications?
- Slovenia ranks 7th out of 13 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovenia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)