Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Malaysia
Malaysia: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Malaysia, 2000–2020
Source: IRENA - INSPIRE Platform (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2020, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Malaysia stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Malaysia peaked at 52 patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
Malaysia 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 | 3.67 patents | 1 patents | 9 patents | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.1 patents | 1 patents | 52 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 patents | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 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 Italy 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 Malaysia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 23,691 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 49.66 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.66 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6,651 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 98.0% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 883 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.0% (2022)
- Number of people using the Internet 33.17 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 13.55 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Malaysia?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Malaysia was 1 patents in 2020, 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 52 patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 52 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.