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Malta vs North Macedonia: Patent applications, nonresidents

Malta
5
in 2021
North Macedonia
4
in 2013
Malta rank
131st
North Macedonia rank
134th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Malta
  • North Macedonia
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

Malta currently reports 5 against 4 in North Macedonia, a difference of 1.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Globally, Malta ranks 131st and North Macedonia ranks 134th 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.