Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Austria
Austria: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Austria, 2000–2022
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 Austria is 1 patents, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Austria peaked at 100 patents in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2022.
That places Austria 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Austria, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35 patents | — |
| 2001 | 39 patents | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 57 patents | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 56 patents | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 45 patents | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 64 patents | +42.2% |
| 2006 | 71 patents | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 100 patents | +40.8% |
| 2008 | 100 patents | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76 patents | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 56 patents | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 21 patents | -62.5% |
| 2012 | 25 patents | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 15 patents | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 7 patents | -53.3% |
| 2015 | 15 patents | +114.3% |
| 2016 | 16 patents | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 14 patents | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 10 patents | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 12 patents | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 5 patents | -58.3% |
| 2021 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 patents | -80.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.3 patents | 35 patents | 100 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1 patents | 7 patents | 56 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 patents | 1 patents | 5 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 36 Argentina 1 patents compare
- 36 Bulgaria 1 patents compare
- 36 Chile 1 patents compare
- 36 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 36 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 36 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 36 Finland 1 patents compare
- 36 France 1 patents compare
- 36 India 1 patents compare
- 36 Luxembourg 1 patents compare
- 36 Netherlands 1 patents compare
- 36 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 36 Philippines 1 patents compare
- 36 Portugal 1 patents compare
- 36 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 36 Sweden 1 patents compare
- 36 Ukraine 1 patents compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Austria?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Austria was 1 patents in 2022, 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 100 patents in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria 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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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.