Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Portugal
Portugal: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Portugal, 2000–2023
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 Portugal is 1 patents, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Portugal peaked at 16 patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2023.
That places Portugal 39th out of 52 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.33 patents | 2 patents | 5 patents | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.4 patents | 4 patents | 16 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 patents | 1 patents | 3 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 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 Malaysia 1 patents compare
- 39 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 39 Serbia 1 patents compare
- 39 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 39 Ukraine 1 patents compare
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 42 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 88.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 711 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.7% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,730 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 8.55 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Portugal?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Portugal was 1 patents in 2023, 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 16 patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Portugal ranks 39th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.