India vs Taiwan: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies
India
16 patents
in 2015
Taiwan
9 patents
in 2023
India rank
6th
Taiwan rank
8th
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies over time
- India
- Taiwan
How they compare
India currently reports 16 patents against 9 patents in Taiwan, a difference of 7 patents.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Taiwan ahead.
India ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 8th of 52 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 patents | 30 patents | 28 patents | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 33.8 patents | 88.2 patents | 54.4 patents | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies, India or Taiwan?
- India, at 16 patents against 9 patents in Taiwan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies between India and Taiwan?
- 7 patents, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Taiwan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
- How do India and Taiwan rank globally for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- India ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 8th 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.