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Indonesia vs Malaysia: Patent applications, nonresidents

Indonesia
7,403
in 2021
Malaysia
6,651
in 2021
Indonesia rank
17th
Malaysia rank
20th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 7,403 against 6,651 in Malaysia, a difference of 752.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Indonesia ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 20th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.