Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain
Spain: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 5 patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain, 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 Spain is 5 patents, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.6% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain peaked at 109 patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5 patents, in 2022.
That places Spain 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.7 patents | 21 patents | 64 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7 patents | 56 patents | 109 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 patents | 5 patents | 38 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More science & technology data for Spain
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 126 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1,308 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.5% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 14,611 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 44.82 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain was 5 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 109 patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 patents in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.