Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Malawi

Patent applications by residents in Malawi in 2016 — 3 filings. Ranked 110 in the world out of 122. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 50%.

2016 3 filings −50% vs 2015
World rank 110of 122
Period maximum 7 filings1981
Period minimum 1 filings1983

Trend over time

1980–2016 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Malawi, 1980–20160246819801984198819921996200020042008201220161980: 2 filings1981: 7 filings1982: 3 filings1983: 1 filings1988: 1 filings1989: 1 filings1991: 1 filings1992: 2 filings1993: 3 filings1994: 1 filings1995: 1 filings1996: 2 filings1997: 2 filings1998: 2 filings1999: 1 filings2000: 3 filings2015: 6 filings2016: 3 filings
Change over the period: +1 (+50%) Average annual rate: 1.13 %

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 3 filings
World 2.22M filings
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,485 filings
Patent applications by residents — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2016 3 −3 −50%
2015 6
2000 3 +2 +200%
1999 1 −1 −50%
1998 2 +0 +0%
1997 2 +0 +0%
1996 2 +1 +100%
1995 1 +0 +0%
1994 1 −2 −66.67%
1993 3 +1 +50%
1992 2 +1 +100%
1991 1
1989 1 +0 +0%
1988 1
1983 1 −2 −66.67%
1982 3 −4 −57.14%
1981 7 +5 +250%
1980 2

Eastern Africa, 2016

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.