Belgium vs Malaysia: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies
Belgium
4 patents
in 2022
Malaysia
5 patents
in 2020
Belgium rank
13th
Malaysia rank
12th
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies over time
- Belgium
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5 patents against 4 patents in Belgium, a difference of 1 patents.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 53 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 patents | 5 patents | 4 patents | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3 patents | 23 patents | 20 patents | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5 patents | 5 patents | 0 patents | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies, Belgium or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 5 patents against 4 patents in Belgium as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies between Belgium and Malaysia?
- 1 patents, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.