Patent applications, residents in Malaysia
Malaysia: Patent applications, residents was 883 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents 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 883 for patent applications, residents in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Malaysia peaked at 1,353 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1985.
That places Malaysia 34th out of 135 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 8 | — |
| 1986 | 29 | +262.5% |
| 1987 | 71 | +144.8% |
| 1988 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 84 | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 92 | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 106 | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 151 | +42.5% |
| 1993 | 198 | +31.1% |
| 1994 | 223 | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 141 | -36.8% |
| 1996 | 221 | +56.7% |
| 1997 | 179 | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 193 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 218 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 206 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 271 | +31.6% |
| 2002 | 322 | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 376 | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 522 | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 522 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 531 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 670 | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 818 | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1,234 | +50.9% |
| 2010 | 1,231 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,076 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 1,114 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,199 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1,353 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 1,272 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1,109 | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 1,166 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1,116 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1,071 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 989 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 883 | -10.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 883 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 8.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 883 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 875, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +262.5% | 8 | 29 |
| 1987 | +144.8% | 29 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53 | 8 | 84 | 5 |
| 1990s | 172.2 | 92 | 223 | 10 |
| 2000s | 547.2 | 206 | 1,234 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,171 | 1,071 | 1,353 | 10 |
| 2020s | 936 | 883 | 989 | 2 |
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)
- 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, residents in Malaysia?
- Patent applications, residents in Malaysia was 883 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, residents recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,353 in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1985.
- How does Malaysia rank for patent applications, residents?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, residents. 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.