Patent applications, residents in Moldova
Moldova: Patent applications, residents was 64 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Moldova, 1993–2021
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
Moldova recorded 64 for patent applications, residents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Moldova peaked at 437 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2015.
Moldova ranks 80th of 135 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, residents in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 67 | — |
| 1994 | 237 | +253.7% |
| 1995 | 270 | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 289 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 295 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 257 | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 256 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 240 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 437 | +82.1% |
| 2002 | 239 | -45.3% |
| 2003 | 293 | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 297 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 377 | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 303 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 333 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 273 | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 134 | -50.9% |
| 2010 | 139 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 97 | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 93 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 67 | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 91 | +42.2% |
| 2017 | 73 | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 92 | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 85 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64 | -24.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 64 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 64 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 23% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +253.7% | 67 | 237 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238.71 | 67 | 295 | 7 |
| 2000s | 292.6 | 134 | 437 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8 | 64 | 139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5 | 64 | 85 | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Moldova
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.08 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.52 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 120.66 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 335.06 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Moldova?
- Patent applications, residents in Moldova was 64 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 437 in 2001.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2015.
- How does Moldova rank for patent applications, residents?
- Moldova ranks 80th out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.