Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Malta, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Malta stood at 13.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Malta peaked at 805 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.
That places Malta 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17 | — |
| 1981 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 20 | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 12 | -40.0% |
| 1987 | 17 | +41.7% |
| 1988 | 14 | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 17 | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 21 | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 16 | -27.3% |
| 1994 | 21 | +31.2% |
| 1995 | 13 | -38.1% |
| 1996 | 18 | +38.5% |
| 1997 | 24 | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 72 | +176.9% |
| 2000 | 93 | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 107 | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 180 | +68.2% |
| 2003 | 325.5 | +80.8% |
| 2004 | 471 | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 638 | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 805 | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 29 | -96.4% |
| 2008 | 34 | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 21 | -38.2% |
| 2010 | 7 | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 8 | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | -75.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +600.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | +114.3% |
| 2019 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 2020 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 13 | -18.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13 is below the median for high income countries, which is 271, 5% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 13 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 365, 4% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +600.0% | 1 | 7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.6 | 12 | 20 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25 | 13 | 72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 270.35 | 21 | 805 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3 | 1 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 | 5 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Malta?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Malta was 13 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 805 in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.