Malaysia vs New Zealand: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled

Malaysia
6,356
in 2024
New Zealand
5,684
in 2024
Malaysia rank
19th
New Zealand rank
20th

Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled over time

  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k198020022024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 6,356 against 5,684 in New Zealand, a difference of 672.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 1,621 3,349 1,728 New Zealand
1990s 3,977 4,414 436.5 New Zealand
2000s 4,663 5,168 504.8 New Zealand
2010s 5,977 5,338 639.7 Malaysia
2020s 6,392 6,069 323.2 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled, Malaysia or New Zealand?
Malaysia, at 6,356 against 5,684 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled between Malaysia and New Zealand?
672, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs New Zealand: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 08 November 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-nonresidents-gaps-filled/malaysia/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-nonresidents-gaps-filled/malaysia/new-zealand/">Malaysia vs New Zealand: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,388 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.