Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Malta

Patent applications by residents in Malta in 2021 — 5 filings. Ranked 100 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 28.6%.

2021 5 filings −16.67% vs 2020
World rank 100of 113
Period maximum 26 filings2001
Period minimum 2 filings1989

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Malta, 1980–202101020301980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 7 filings1981: 6 filings1982: 3 filings1983: 4 filings1986: 5 filings1987: 5 filings1988: 3 filings1989: 2 filings1990: 2 filings1991: 6 filings1992: 3 filings1993: 8 filings1994: 21 filings1995: 11 filings1996: 6 filings1997: 22 filings1998: 8 filings1999: 11 filings2000: 23 filings2001: 26 filings2002: 22 filings2007: 10 filings2008: 14 filings2009: 8 filings2010: 12 filings2011: 9 filings2012: 11 filings2013: 13 filings2014: 5 filings2015: 9 filings2016: 3 filings2017: 5 filings2018: 2 filings2019: 5 filings2020: 6 filings2021: 5 filings
Change over the period: −2 (−28.57%) Average annual rate: -0.82 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Malta 5 filings
World 2.39M filings
Europe & Central Asia computed 125,528 filings
Southern Europe computed 13,269 filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 5 −1 −16.67%
2020 6 +1 +20%
2019 5 +3 +150%
2018 2 −3 −60%
2017 5 +2 +66.67%
2016 3 −6 −66.67%
2015 9 +4 +80%
2014 5 −8 −61.54%
2013 13 +2 +18.18%
2012 11 +2 +22.22%
2011 9 −3 −25%
2010 12 +4 +50%
2009 8 −6 −42.86%
2008 14 +4 +40%
2007 10
2002 22 −4 −15.38%
2001 26 +3 +13.04%
2000 23 +12 +109.09%
1999 11 +3 +37.5%
1998 8 −14 −63.64%
1997 22 +16 +266.67%
1996 6 −5 −45.45%
1995 11 −10 −47.62%
1994 21 +13 +162.5%
1993 8 +5 +166.67%
1992 3 −3 −50%
1991 6 +4 +200%
1990 2 +0 +0%
1989 2 −1 −33.33%
1988 3 −2 −40%
1987 5 +0 +0%
1986 5
1983 4 +1 +33.33%
1982 3 −3 −50%
1981 6 −1 −14.29%
1980 7

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.