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Slovakia - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 1.03

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

1.03 (2023)

Global rank

##38 of 156 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1996

1.17×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#23#382020 overtook Lithuania2022 overtook Luxembourg
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Slovakia climbed from #23 to #38 (overtook Lithuania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Slovakia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Lithuania in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Luxembourg in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620230.450.680.921.15

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