China vs Germany: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies
China
212 patents
in 2024
Germany
91 patents
in 2023
China rank
1st
Germany rank
2nd
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
China currently reports 212 patents against 91 patents in Germany, a difference of 121 patents.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 2nd of 52 countries.
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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.