Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain
Spain: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 9 patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain, 2000–2022
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 Spain is 9 patents, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.7% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain peaked at 110 patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9 patents, in 2022.
That places Spain 9th out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 patents | — |
| 2001 | 26 patents | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 39 patents | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 48 patents | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 39 patents | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 32 patents | -17.9% |
| 2006 | 46 patents | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 55 patents | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 64 patents | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 47 patents | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 83 patents | +76.6% |
| 2011 | 67 patents | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 110 patents | +64.2% |
| 2013 | 93 patents | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 93 patents | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58 patents | -37.6% |
| 2016 | 61 patents | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 66 patents | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 89 patents | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 78 patents | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 54 patents | -30.8% |
| 2021 | 37 patents | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 9 patents | -75.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 9 patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 4.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Spain's 9 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 4.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.9 patents | 23 patents | 64 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8 patents | 58 patents | 110 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.33 patents | 9 patents | 54 patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 7 Canada 10 patents compare
- 7 South Africa 10 patents compare
- 9 South Korea 9 patents compare
- 11 Russia 8 patents compare
- 12 Malaysia 5 patents compare
More science & technology data for Spain
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Spain was 9 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 110 patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 patents in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 53 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 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.