Patent applications, nonresidents in Malaysia
Malaysia: Patent applications, nonresidents was 6,651 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Malaysia, 1985–2021
Source: 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.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 6,651 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Malaysia peaked at 6,651 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 233, in 1986.
Malaysia ranks 20th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,329 | — |
| 1986 | 233 | -82.5% |
| 1987 | 3,195 | +1271.2% |
| 1988 | 1,547 | -51.6% |
| 1989 | 1,803 | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 2,213 | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 2,321 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 2,260 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 2,684 | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 3,364 | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 3,911 | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 5,354 | +36.9% |
| 1997 | 6,272 | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 5,770 | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 5,624 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 6,021 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 5,663 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 4,615 | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 4,686 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,920 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 5,764 | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 4,269 | -25.9% |
| 2007 | 1,702 | -60.1% |
| 2008 | 4,485 | +163.5% |
| 2009 | 4,503 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5,152 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 5,376 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 5,826 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 6,006 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6,267 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 6,455 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 6,127 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5,906 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 6,179 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 6,480 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 5,839 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 6,651 | +13.9% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 6,651 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 144, 46.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 6,651 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,522, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents 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% | 233 | 3,195 |
| 2008 | +163.5% | 1,702 | 4,485 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,621 | 233 | 3,195 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,977 | 2,213 | 6,272 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,663 | 1,702 | 6,021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,977 | 5,152 | 6,480 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,245 | 5,839 | 6,651 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 17 Indonesia 7,403 compare
- 18 Thailand 7,375 compare
- 19 United Kingdom 7,263 compare
- 21 New Zealand 6,522 compare
- 22 Philippines 3,903 compare
- 23 Argentina 3,263 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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 23,691 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Malaysia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Malaysia was 6,651 in 2021, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,651 in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 233 in 1986.
- How does Malaysia rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Malaysia ranks 20th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.