Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Malta
Malta: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 4 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Malta, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.
The figure is up 1,112.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Malta peaked at 10.83 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 2011.
That places Malta 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 Number | — |
| 1985 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 Number | +300.0% |
| 1992 | 4 Number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 Number | -75.0% |
| 1995 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 2 Number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 Number | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 5 Number | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5 Number | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 3.95 Number | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 4 Number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.25 Number | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 5 Number | +53.8% |
| 2005 | 10.83 Number | +116.6% |
| 2006 | 6.85 Number | -36.7% |
| 2007 | 4.5 Number | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 3 Number | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 6.27 Number | +109.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 Number | -44.2% |
| 2011 | 0.33 Number | -90.6% |
| 2012 | 4 Number | +1112.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 183.49 Number, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 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 | +1112.1% | 0.33 Number | 4 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.88 Number | 1 Number | 5 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.21 Number | 3 Number | 10.83 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 Number | 0.33 Number | 4 Number | 3 |
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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Malta?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Malta was 4 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.83 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region 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 by nuts 3 region?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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