Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Turkey

Turkey: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies was 3 patents in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3 patents
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
18th
of 53 countries
All-time high
4 patents
in 2007
All-time low
1 patents
in 2004
Years of data
14
2004–2020

Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Turkey, 2004–2020

12342004201220202004: 1 patents2007: 4 patents2008: 4 patents2009: 2 patents2010: 1 patents2011: 4 patents2012: 1 patents2014: 1 patents2015: 3 patents2016: 3 patents2017: 3 patents2018: 1 patents2019: 4 patents2020: 3 patents

Source: IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.

Analysis

In 2020, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Turkey stood at 3 patents.

The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Turkey peaked at 4 patents in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2004.

That places Turkey 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Turkey, 2004 to 2020.
Year patents Change
2004 1 patents
2007 4 patents +300.0%
2008 4 patents +0.0%
2009 2 patents -50.0%
2010 1 patents -50.0%
2011 4 patents +300.0%
2012 1 patents -75.0%
2014 1 patents +0.0%
2015 3 patents +200.0%
2016 3 patents +0.0%
2017 3 patents +0.0%
2018 1 patents -66.7%
2019 4 patents +300.0%
2020 3 patents -25.0%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 3 patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3 patents, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 3 patents is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2 patents, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.75 patents 1 patents 4 patents 4
2010s 2.33 patents 1 patents 4 patents 9
2020s 3 patents 3 patents 3 patents 1

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 18 Germany 3 patents compare
  2. 18 Hungary 3 patents compare
  3. 18 Italy 3 patents compare
  4. 18 Norway 3 patents compare
  5. 18 Peru 3 patents compare
  6. 18 Romania 3 patents compare
  7. 18 Saudi Arabia 3 patents compare
  8. 18 Switzerland 3 patents compare
  9. 18 Taiwan 3 patents compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Turkey?
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies in Turkey was 3 patents in 2020, 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 4 patents in 2007.
What is the lowest annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2004.
How does Turkey rank for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
Turkey ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2020.
Is annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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Indicator
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies
Unit
patents
Source
IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
53 places, 962 data points, 2000–2025
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Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.