Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Italy
Italy: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Italy, 2000–2022
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – 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 Italy is 1 patents, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.0% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Italy peaked at 51 patents in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2014.
Italy ranks 39th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1 patents | 5 patents | 22 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7 patents | 1 patents | 51 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 patents | 1 patents | 27 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 39 Argentina 1 patents compare
- 39 Austria 1 patents compare
- 39 Bulgaria 1 patents compare
- 39 Cyprus 1 patents compare
- 39 Denmark 1 patents compare
- 39 Finland 1 patents compare
- 39 France 1 patents compare
- 39 Malaysia 1 patents compare
- 39 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 39 Portugal 1 patents compare
- 39 Serbia 1 patents compare
- 39 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 39 Ukraine 1 patents compare
More science & technology data for Italy
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 132.57 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 797 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 89.2% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 10,281 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.4% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 11,460 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 44.71 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Italy?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Italy was 1 patents in 2022, according to IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 51 patents in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Italy ranks 39th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – 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.