Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0193 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1985–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0193 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.0202 units per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 units per square kilometre, in 1986.
Malaysia ranks 27th 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 square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -82.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +1271.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0171 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.014 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | -60.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +163.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0193 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 units per square kilometre, 13.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0193 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0138 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 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 | +1271.2% | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +163.5% | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0137 units per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -82.5% | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 24 Brunei 0.026 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 New Zealand 0.0216 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Andorra 0.0214 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0177 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 China 0.0166 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Thailand 0.0153 units per square kilometre compare
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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.0193 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0202 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Malaysia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 27th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 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.