Malaysia vs New Zealand: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 188 Patents against 143 Patents in Malaysia, a difference of 45 Patents.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 104 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,686 Patents | 4,615 Patents | 2,930 Patents | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1,904 Patents | 5,335 Patents | 3,430 Patents | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2,068 Patents | 3,856 Patents | 1,788 Patents | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 311.5 Patents | 606 Patents | 294.5 Patents | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Malaysia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 188 Patents against 143 Patents in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 45 Patents, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Malaysia ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation