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Malaysia vs Thailand: Patent applications, nonresidents

Malaysia
6,651
in 2021
Thailand
7,375
in 2021
Malaysia rank
20th
Thailand rank
18th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 7,375 against 6,651 in Malaysia, a difference of 724.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 18th 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.