Patents - technology diffusion in Slovenia
Slovenia: Patents - technology diffusion was 162 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Slovenia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents - technology diffusion in Slovenia is 162 Patents, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 33.9% on the previous year and down 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Slovenia peaked at 4,210 Patents in 2003 and was at its lowest, 162 Patents, in 2023.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents - technology diffusion in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 282 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 344 Patents | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 520 Patents | +51.2% |
| 1993 | 660 Patents | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 1,253 Patents | +89.8% |
| 1995 | 1,708 Patents | +36.3% |
| 1996 | 1,769 Patents | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1,634 Patents | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 1,854 Patents | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 2,019 Patents | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 2,043 Patents | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,966 Patents | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 1,873 Patents | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 4,210 Patents | +124.8% |
| 2004 | 3,997 Patents | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 3,618 Patents | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 3,614 Patents | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,299 Patents | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 3,195 Patents | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3,108 Patents | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3,021 Patents | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,886 Patents | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2,505 Patents | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 2,254 Patents | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 1,601 Patents | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 1,183 Patents | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 1,188 Patents | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,073 Patents | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 852 Patents | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 699 Patents | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 541 Patents | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 366 Patents | -32.3% |
| 2022 | 245 Patents | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 162 Patents | -33.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +124.8% | 1,873 Patents | 4,210 Patents |
| 1994 | +89.8% | 660 Patents | 1,253 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,204 Patents | 282 Patents | 2,019 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,092 Patents | 1,873 Patents | 4,210 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,726 Patents | 699 Patents | 3,021 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 328.5 Patents | 162 Patents | 541 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
- 1 Poland 3,864 Patents compare
- 1 China 1.77 million Patents compare
- 2 Netherlands 2,843 Patents compare
- 2 United States 370,325 Patents compare
- 3 Türkiye 1,760 Patents compare
- 3 Croatia 188 Patents compare
- 3 Japan 251,752 Patents compare
- 4 Moldova 96 Patents compare
- 4 Taiwan 55,572 Patents compare
- 5 Madagascar 1 Patents compare
- 5 Lithuania 80 Patents compare
- 5 Germany 52,279 Patents compare
- 6 Viet Nam 68 Patents compare
- 6 Australia 37,316 Patents compare
- 7 Latvia 41 Patents compare
- 7 United Kingdom 14,019 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)
- 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)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 90.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Slovenia?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Slovenia was 162 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,210 Patents in 2003.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 162 Patents in 2023.
- How does Slovenia rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Slovenia ranks 4th out of 9 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.8%. 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 - technology diffusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation