Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Malta
Malta: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 72 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
72 Number
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
31st
of 45 countries
All-time high
94 Number
in 2015
All-time low
7 Number
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Malta, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 72 Number for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Malta peaked at 94 Number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7 Number, in 2005.
That places Malta 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 Number | — |
| 2005 | 7 Number | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 15 Number | +114.3% |
| 2007 | 27 Number | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 27 Number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61 Number | +125.9% |
| 2010 | 31 Number | -49.2% |
| 2011 | 30 Number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 24 Number | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 43 Number | +79.2% |
| 2014 | 62 Number | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 94 Number | +51.6% |
| 2016 | 74 Number | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 69 Number | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 51 Number | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 58 Number | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 63 Number | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 56 Number | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 72 Number | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 48 Number | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 62 Number | +29.2% |
| 2025 | 72 Number | +16.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 72 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 19% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.17 Number | 7 Number | 61 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 53.6 Number | 24 Number | 94 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.17 Number | 48 Number | 72 Number | 6 |
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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 497.77 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Malta?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Malta was 72 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 94 Number in 2015.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Number in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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