Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Sweden
Sweden: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 1 patents in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Sweden, 2000–2025
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 Sweden is 1 patents, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% on the previous year and down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Sweden peaked at 38 patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2001.
Sweden 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 patents | — |
| 2001 | 1 patents | -85.7% |
| 2002 | 6 patents | +500.0% |
| 2003 | 2 patents | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 3 patents | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 3 patents | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 patents | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 4 patents | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 2 patents | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 24 patents | +1100.0% |
| 2010 | 30 patents | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 16 patents | -46.7% |
| 2012 | 30 patents | +87.5% |
| 2013 | 21 patents | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 38 patents | +81.0% |
| 2015 | 30 patents | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 19 patents | -36.7% |
| 2017 | 12 patents | -36.8% |
| 2018 | 15 patents | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 14 patents | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 18 patents | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 9 patents | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 7 patents | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 6 patents | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 1 patents | -83.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1100.0% | 2 patents | 24 patents |
| 2002 | +500.0% | 1 patents | 6 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4 patents | 1 patents | 24 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5 patents | 12 patents | 38 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2 patents | 1 patents | 18 patents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 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 New Zealand 1 patents compare
- 36 Philippines 1 patents compare
- 36 Portugal 1 patents compare
- 36 Slovenia 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 Sweden?
- Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Sweden was 1 patents in 2025, 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 38 patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.