Patents - technology diffusion in Malta
Malta: Patents - technology diffusion was 1 Patents in 2022. β Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Malta, 1990β2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents - technology diffusion in Malta is 1 Patents, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Malta peaked at 18 Patents in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1 Patents, in 1994.
Malta ranks 92nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5 Patents | 1 Patents | 18 Patents | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.11 Patents | 1 Patents | 4 Patents | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.25 Patents | 1 Patents | 7 Patents | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 Patents | 1 Patents | 3 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 92 Guatemala 1 Patents compare
- 92 Iraq 1 Patents compare
- 92 Mongolia 1 Patents compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 1 Patents compare
- 92 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 Patents compare
- 92 Ghana 1 Patents compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Patents compare
- 92 Zimbabwe 1 Patents compare
- 92 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 Patents compare
- 92 Honduras 1 Patents compare
- 92 Sudan 1 Patents compare
- 92 El Salvador 1 Patents compare
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 patents - technology diffusion in Malta?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Malta was 1 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18 Patents in 1990.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Patents in 1994.
- How does Malta rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Malta ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 22 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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