Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2016. ▼ Falling
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1980–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malawi is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2016.
Malawi ranks 153rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +175.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -94.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More science & technology data for Malawi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 136.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 16.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2016)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0 units per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 153rd out of 157 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.