Iran vs Malta: Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications
Iran
0 Patents
in 2023
Malta
0 Patents
in 2023
Iran rank
3rd
Malta rank
3rd
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time
- Iran
- Malta
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in Malta, a difference of 0 Patents.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2000s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2010s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2020s | 0.25 Patents | 0.25 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications, Iran or Malta?
- Iran, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications between Iran and Malta?
- 0 Patents, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malta?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Malta rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
- Iran ranks 3rd and Malta ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cross-border ownership of patents reflects international flows of knowledge from the inventor country to the applicant countries and international flows of funds for research (multinational companies).