Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Australia
Australia: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 4 patents in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Australia is 4 patents, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.9% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Australia peaked at 136 patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4 patents, in 2025.
Australia ranks 13th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Australia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48 patents | — |
| 2001 | 67 patents | +39.6% |
| 2002 | 53 patents | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 121 patents | +128.3% |
| 2004 | 23 patents | -81.0% |
| 2005 | 50 patents | +117.4% |
| 2006 | 48 patents | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 59 patents | +22.9% |
| 2008 | 48 patents | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 68 patents | +41.7% |
| 2010 | 95 patents | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 114 patents | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 136 patents | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 63 patents | -53.7% |
| 2014 | 73 patents | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 47 patents | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 54 patents | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 74 patents | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 74 patents | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 patents | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 87 patents | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 126 patents | +44.8% |
| 2022 | 52 patents | -58.7% |
| 2023 | 49 patents | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 33 patents | -32.7% |
| 2025 | 4 patents | -87.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4 patents is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5 patents, 80% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5 patents | 23 patents | 121 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 81 patents | 47 patents | 136 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5 patents | 4 patents | 126 patents | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More science & technology data for Australia
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0604 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 54,589 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Australia?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Australia was 4 patents in 2025, according to IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 136 patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 patents in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.