Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in New Zealand, 2001–2022
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 New Zealand is 1 patents, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in New Zealand peaked at 8 patents in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 36th of 53 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.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 patents | — |
| 2002 | 4 patents | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 3 patents | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 4 patents | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 7 patents | +75.0% |
| 2007 | 3 patents | -57.1% |
| 2008 | 1 patents | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 4 patents | +300.0% |
| 2010 | 8 patents | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 5 patents | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 7 patents | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 5 patents | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 3 patents | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 2 patents | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 4 patents | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 3 patents | +200.0% |
| 2020 | 5 patents | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 2 patents | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1 patents is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5 patents, 20% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 patents | 1 patents | 7 patents | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.22 patents | 1 patents | 8 patents | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.67 patents | 1 patents | 5 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 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 India 1 patents compare
- 36 Luxembourg 1 patents compare
- 36 Netherlands 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 New Zealand?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8 patents in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.