Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in India
India: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in India, 2008–2020
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 India is 1 patents, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in India peaked at 108 patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2020.
That places India 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in India, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 patents | — |
| 2011 | 2 patents | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34 patents | +1600.0% |
| 2013 | 11 patents | -67.6% |
| 2014 | 108 patents | +881.8% |
| 2015 | 16 patents | -85.2% |
| 2020 | 1 patents | -93.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 patents | 2 patents | 2 patents | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.2 patents | 2 patents | 108 patents | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 36 Argentina 1 patents compare
- 36 Austria 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 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 India?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in India was 1 patents in 2020, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 108 patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2020.
- How does India rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- India ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.