High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Malta
Malta: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 0.33 Number in 2009. ▲ Rising
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Malta, 1985–2009
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Malta is 0.33 Number, measured in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 83.5% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Malta peaked at 2 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 2009.
Malta ranks 40th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 Number | — |
| 2002 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 Number | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 2 Number | +42.9% |
| 2009 | 0.33 Number | -83.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.33 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.15 Number | 0.33 Number | 2 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Malta?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Malta was 0.33 Number in 2009, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2 Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2009.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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