Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Malta
Malta: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent was 1 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
1 Number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 35 countries
All-time high
7 Number
in 2005
All-time low
0.33 Number
in 2000
Years of data
17
1978–2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Malta, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Malta stood at 1 Number.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Malta peaked at 7 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 2000.
That places Malta 35th out of 35 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, international patent in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1991 | 1 Number | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.33 Number | -83.5% |
| 2001 | 1.5 Number | +354.5% |
| 2002 | 0.75 Number | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 1.46 Number | +94.7% |
| 2005 | 7 Number | +379.5% |
| 2006 | 2 Number | -71.4% |
| 2007 | 1.33 Number | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 3.75 Number | +182.0% |
| 2010 | 1 Number | -73.3% |
| 2012 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.99 Number, 3% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 Number | 0.5 Number | 0.5 Number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.17 Number | 1 Number | 2 Number | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.27 Number | 0.33 Number | 7 Number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 2 |
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 priority year, international patent in Malta?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Malta was 1 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 7 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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, international patent classification (IPC) sections, classes and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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