Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications

Malta
0 Patents
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0 Patents
in 2023
Malta rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time

  • Malta
  • United Arab Emirates
00.20.40.60.81197820002023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0 Patents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Malta ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United Arab Emirates 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, Malta or United Arab Emirates?
Malta, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications between Malta and United Arab Emirates?
0 Patents, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
Malta ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates 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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Indicator
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
103 places, 4,738 data points, 1978–2023
Last refreshed

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).