This statistical profile documents trademark applications in Malawi in total and relative to population, GDP and new business registrations.
Resident trademark applications in Malawi reached 499 in 2016, compared with 668 nonresident applications. The resident-to-nonresident filing ratio was 0.75. Trademark activity was equivalent to 52.5 applications per 1 million people and 103.12 applications per US$1 billion of GDP. The country registered 619 new businesses in 2009, corresponding to 1.89 trademark applications per newly registered business.
Based on comparable data for 2016, Malawi ranked 76th of 155 economies by the resident share of trademark filings.
Malawi Trademark Applications by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Trademark applications, resident, by count (IP.TMK.RSCT); Trademark applications, nonresident, by count (IP.TMK.NRCT); Population, total (population); GDP, current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD); New businesses registered, number (IC.BUS.NREG).
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About the Indicators
Trademark applications, resident, by count. Trademark applications filed by applicants resident in the country.
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count. Trademark applications filed in the country by applicants resident abroad.
GDP, current US$. Gross domestic product converted to current U.S. dollars.
New businesses registered, number. The number of new limited-liability corporations registered in the calendar year.