Patent applications, nonresidents in Malta
Malta: Patent applications, nonresidents was 13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Malta, 1980–2024
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
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Malta is 13, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Malta peaked at 805 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.
Malta ranks 111th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 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% |
| 2004 | 471 | +161.7% |
| 2006 | 805 | +70.9% |
| 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 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 | 217.5 | 21 | 805 | 8 |
| 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, gaps filled 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Malta?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Malta was 13 in 2024, 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 805 in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Malta ranks 111th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents 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 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.