Kenya vs Slovenia: Patent applications, residents

Kenya
160
in 2021
Slovenia
222
in 2021
Kenya rank
61st
Slovenia rank
58th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Kenya
  • Slovenia
0100200300400500198820042021

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 222 against 160 in Kenya, a difference of 62.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.4 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Slovenia ahead.

Globally, Kenya ranks 61st and Slovenia ranks 58th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.