Patent applications, residents in Moldova
Moldova: Patent applications, residents was 35 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Moldova, 1993–2024
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
Moldova recorded 35 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Moldova peaked at 437 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2023.
Moldova ranks 83rd of 139 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% |
| 2022 | 49 | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 30 | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 35 | +16.7% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 35 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 16% of the median. (50 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 | 52.6 | 30 | 85 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 5 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Moldova?
- Patent applications, residents in Moldova was 35 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, 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 30 in 2023.
- How does Moldova rank for patent applications, residents?
- Moldova ranks 83rd out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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.