Patents - technology diffusion in Malaysia
Malaysia: Patents - technology diffusion was 143 Patents in 2023. ▼ Falling
Patents - technology diffusion in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - technology diffusion in Malaysia stood at 143 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Malaysia peaked at 2,524 Patents in 1997 and was at its lowest, 143 Patents, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 44th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Patents - technology diffusion in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,124 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 1,176 Patents | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1,010 Patents | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 1,213 Patents | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 1,410 Patents | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 1,648 Patents | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 2,100 Patents | +27.4% |
| 1997 | 2,524 Patents | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 2,376 Patents | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 2,274 Patents | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 2,152 Patents | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 2,076 Patents | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1,781 Patents | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 1,846 Patents | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,915 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1,810 Patents | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 1,803 Patents | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,672 Patents | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1,982 Patents | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 2,008 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2,309 Patents | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 2,485 Patents | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 2,433 Patents | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,436 Patents | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,189 Patents | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 2,050 Patents | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2,124 Patents | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2,123 Patents | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,559 Patents | -26.6% |
| 2019 | 971 Patents | -37.7% |
| 2020 | 646 Patents | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 276 Patents | -57.3% |
| 2022 | 181 Patents | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 143 Patents | -21.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 143 Patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 Patents, 10.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 143 Patents is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 128 Patents, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,686 Patents | 1,010 Patents | 2,524 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,904 Patents | 1,672 Patents | 2,152 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,068 Patents | 971 Patents | 2,485 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 311.5 Patents | 143 Patents | 646 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More science & technology data for Malaysia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.66 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 152.6 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 23,691 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Malaysia?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Malaysia was 143 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,524 Patents in 1997.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 143 Patents in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation