Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies by country
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.
Countries reporting
53
Highest
152 patents
China
Lowest
1 patents
Finland
Median
3 patents
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
962
What the numbers show
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 152 patents in China; the lowest is 1 patents in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3 patents, and the mean is 8.45 patents.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 152.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 99.8%).
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 152 patents | 2025 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 76 patents | 2025 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Japan | 27 patents | 2025 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Mexico | 22 patents | 2025 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Singapore | 18 patents | 2020 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 18 patents | 2023 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 7 | South Africa | 10 patents | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 10 patents | 2023 | down 92.0% | rising |
| 9 | South Korea | 9 patents | 2025 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 9 patents | 2022 | down 91.8% | rising |
| 11 | Russia | 8 patents | 2021 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Malaysia | 5 patents | 2020 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 4 patents | 2025 | down 91.5% | falling |
| 13 | Slovakia | 4 patents | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Morocco | 4 patents | 2019 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Brazil | 4 patents | 2023 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 4 patents | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 18 | Taiwan | 3 patents | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 3 patents | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 3 patents | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 3 patents | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 3 patents | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Switzerland | 3 patents | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Turkey | 3 patents | 2020 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 3 patents | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 3 patents | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 3 patents | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 2 patents | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | Israel | 2 patents | 2025 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 2 patents | 2019 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 2 patents | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Serbia | 2 patents | 2020 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 2 patents | 2019 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 28 | San Marino | 2 patents | 2016 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 2 patents | 2022 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 1 patents | 2022 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Argentina | 1 patents | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 1 patents | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 1 patents | 2022 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 1 patents | 2020 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 36 | Slovenia | 1 patents | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 1 patents | 2025 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 1 patents | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 1 patents | 2022 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 1 patents | 2022 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands | 1 patents | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 1 patents | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 1 patents | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 1 patents | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | India | 1 patents | 2020 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Croatia | 1 patents | 2019 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 36 | France | 1 patents | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Finland | 1 patents | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.