Malta Patent Applications to the European Patent Office (2025)
Malta's Patent Applications to the European Patent Office: 72 number of applications in 2025, +16.1% YoY. Eurostat (PAT_EP_TOT), 2005–2025.
Malta (2025)
72
number of applications
+16.1% YoY
YoY Change
+16.1%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 62 | +29.2% |
| 2023 | 48 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 72 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 56 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 63 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 58 | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 51 | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 69 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 74 | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 94 | +51.6% |
| 2014 | 62 | +44.2% |
| 2013 | 43 | +79.2% |
| 2012 | 24 | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 31 | -49.2% |
| 2009 | 61 | +125.9% |
| 2008 | 27 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 27 | +80.0% |
| 2006 | 15 | +114.3% |
About this Dataset
Malta recorded 72 number of applications in 2025. The latest change was +10. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 7 in 2005 to 94 in 2015.
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Malta from 2005 to present. Patent filings are a leading indicator of innovation intensity and R&D output.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Malta from 2005 to present. Patent filings are a leading indicator of innovation intensity and R&D output. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).
The series peaked at 94 number of applications in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7 in 2005. The latest reading of 72 in 2025 represents a change of +10.