India vs Japan: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies
India
16 patents
in 2015
Japan
25 patents
in 2024
India rank
6th
Japan rank
4th
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 25 patents against 16 patents in India, a difference of 9 patents.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times India's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 52 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 patents | 2,323 patents | 2,321 patents | Japan |
| 2010s | 33.8 patents | 2,445 patents | 2,411 patents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 25 patents against 16 patents in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies between India and Japan?
- 9 patents, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – 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.