Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Belgium
Belgium: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 4 patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Belgium, 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 Belgium is 4 patents, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Belgium peaked at 5 patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 13th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Belgium, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 patents | — |
| 2009 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 3 patents | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 4 patents | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 5 patents | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 5 patents | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 patents | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 4 patents | +33.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 4 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 4 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 2 |
| 2010s | 3 patents | 1 patents | 5 patents | 6 |
| 2020s | 4 patents | 3 patents | 5 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Belgium?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Belgium was 4 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 5 patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.