Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Malta
Malta: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 6.63 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Malta, 1993–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 6.63 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Malta peaked at 11.25 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 2011.
Malta ranks 60th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 Number | — |
| 1997 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 4 Number | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 5 Number | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5 Number | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 5.45 Number | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 4 Number | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 3.25 Number | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 6 Number | +84.6% |
| 2005 | 11.25 Number | +87.5% |
| 2006 | 6.85 Number | -39.1% |
| 2007 | 6.83 Number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5 Number | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 7.8 Number | +41.8% |
| 2010 | 3.5 Number | -55.1% |
| 2011 | 0.33 Number | -90.6% |
| 2012 | 5.5 Number | +1566.7% |
| 2013 | 4.87 Number | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 7.43 Number | +52.6% |
| 2016 | 6.65 Number | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 6.63 Number | -0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6.63 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 385.44 Number, 2% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1566.7% | 0.33 Number | 5.5 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 Number | 1 Number | 5 Number | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.14 Number | 3.25 Number | 11.25 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 Number | 0.33 Number | 7.43 Number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More science & technology data for Malta
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Malta?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Malta was 6.63 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.25 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Malta ranks 60th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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