Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Malta

Malta: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 23 Co-inventions in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
23 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 37.8%
World rank
65th
of 112 countries
All-time high
42 Co-inventions
in 2021
All-time low
1 Co-inventions
in 1999
Years of data
26
1992–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Malta, 1992–2023

0102030401992200720231992: 2 Co-inventions1996: 3 Co-inventions1998: 5 Co-inventions1999: 1 Co-inventions2001: 9 Co-inventions2002: 4 Co-inventions2004: 16 Co-inventions2005: 9 Co-inventions2006: 5 Co-inventions2007: 13 Co-inventions2008: 5 Co-inventions2009: 10 Co-inventions2010: 6 Co-inventions2011: 8 Co-inventions2012: 12 Co-inventions2013: 20 Co-inventions2014: 19 Co-inventions2015: 15 Co-inventions2016: 13 Co-inventions2017: 26 Co-inventions2018: 19 Co-inventions2019: 27 Co-inventions2020: 23 Co-inventions2021: 42 Co-inventions2022: 37 Co-inventions2023: 23 Co-inventions

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.

Analysis

In 2023, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Malta stood at 23 Co-inventions.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Malta peaked at 42 Co-inventions in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 Co-inventions, in 1999.

Malta ranks 65th of 112 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.75 Co-inventions 1 Co-inventions 5 Co-inventions 4
2000s 8.88 Co-inventions 4 Co-inventions 16 Co-inventions 8
2010s 16.5 Co-inventions 6 Co-inventions 27 Co-inventions 10
2020s 31.25 Co-inventions 23 Co-inventions 42 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 63 Kenya 25 Co-inventions compare
  2. 63 Kazakhstan 25 Co-inventions compare
  3. 65 Monaco 23 Co-inventions compare
  4. 65 Sri Lanka 23 Co-inventions compare
  5. 68 Ecuador 21 Co-inventions compare
  6. 68 Iceland 21 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Malta?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Malta was 23 Co-inventions in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 42 Co-inventions in 2021.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1 Co-inventions in 1999.
How does Malta rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Malta ranks 65th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions
Unit
Co-inventions
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
124 places, 2,994 data points, 1990–2023
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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 shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. 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