Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Malaysia
Malaysia: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications was 27 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Malaysia, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 27 Patents for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Malaysia peaked at 90 Patents in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
Malaysia ranks 43rd of 88 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.
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3333 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 0.5 Patents | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.5 Patents | +800.0% |
| 1986 | 1.5 Patents | -66.7% |
| 1987 | 3 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 2 Patents | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 4 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 3 Patents | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 1 Patents | -66.7% |
| 1992 | 4.5 Patents | +350.0% |
| 1993 | 6 Patents | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 3 Patents | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 7 Patents | +133.3% |
| 1996 | 3.17 Patents | -54.8% |
| 1997 | 6.33 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 7.5 Patents | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 7.5 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.5 Patents | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 27.5 Patents | +161.9% |
| 2002 | 25.67 Patents | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 32 Patents | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 46.5 Patents | +45.3% |
| 2005 | 24.17 Patents | -48.0% |
| 2006 | 37 Patents | +53.1% |
| 2007 | 33.75 Patents | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 49.5 Patents | +46.7% |
| 2009 | 74.25 Patents | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 82.83 Patents | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 90 Patents | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 58.33 Patents | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 59.83 Patents | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 34.5 Patents | -42.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5 Patents | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 41.5 Patents | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 26.5 Patents | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 31.8 Patents | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 26 Patents | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 40.5 Patents | +55.8% |
| 2021 | 44.83 Patents | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 34.33 Patents | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 27 Patents | -21.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 27 Patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5 Patents, 10.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 27 Patents is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.5 Patents, 34% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +800.0% | 0.5 Patents | 4.5 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.73 Patents | 0 Patents | 4.5 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9 Patents | 1 Patents | 7.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.08 Patents | 10.5 Patents | 74.25 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.98 Patents | 26 Patents | 90 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.67 Patents | 27 Patents | 44.83 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Malaysia?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Malaysia was 27 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 90 Patents in 2011.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Malaysia rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications?
- Malaysia ranks 43rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.