Facts and Figures

International Comparisons
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Period Number per mio. Inhabitants SLO vs. EU Rank Data From
EU Slovenia
Scientific Papers 2019-2023
(2018-2022)		 7.325
(7.238)		 13.375
(13.164)		 182,6%
(181,9%)		 8/27
(8/27)		 2024
Citations
2019-2023 71.786 118.255 164,7% 10/27 2024
Highly Cited Papers
2012-2022
(2011-2021)		 151
(146)		 377
(355)		 249,9%
(242,5%)		 11/27
(11/27)		 2024
Papers within top 10 % most cited
2012-2022
(2011-2021)		 1.184
(1.161)		 2.265
(2.186)		 191,3%
(188,3%)		 11/27
(11/27)		 2024
Patent Applications 2022
(2021)		 151,3
(151,7)		 58,4
(55,0)		 38,6%
(36,3%)		 13/27
(13/27)		 2024
Researchers 2021 6.684 7.720 115,5% 9/27 2023

 

  Period EU Slovenia SLO vs. EU Rank Data From
Impact Relative to World 2019-2023
(2018-2022)		 1,12
(1,12)		 1,21
(1,23)		 107,6%
(110,1,1%)		 18/27
(18/27)		 2024
Summary Innovation Index 2024
(2023)		 0,553
(0,550)		 0,503
(0,495)		 91,0%
(90,1%)		 13/27
(13/27)		 2024
Total Intramural Expenditure (GERD) % GDP 2022
(2021)		 2,27
(2,25)		 2,10
(2,13)		 92,5%
(94,7%)		 10/27
(9/27)		 2024
By Sectors of Performance: Government and Higher Education Sector 2022
(2021)		 0,72
(0,72)		 0,60
(0,55)		 83,3%
(73,3%)		 14/27
(16/27)		 2024
Government budget allocations for R&D 2022
(2021)		 1,48
(1,48)		 1,14
(1,02)		 77,0%
(68,9%)		 16/27
(18/27)		 2024
GDP per Inhabitant 2023
(2022)		 38.130 €
(35.990 €)		 30.160 €
(26.980 €)		 79,1%
(75,%)		 15/27
(15/27)		 2024

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