Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Malaysia, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Malaysia is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0003 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1986.
Malaysia ranks 18th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -83.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | +1227.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | -53.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | +33.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -61.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +158.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 8.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1227.7% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 2008 | +158.0% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More science & technology data for Malaysia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 6,356 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6,356 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Malaysia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0002 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1986.
- How does Malaysia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 18th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.