R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity by country

Countries reporting
34
Highest
5.3%
Austria
Lowest
0.0%
Serbia
Median
0.6%
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
429

What the numbers show

R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 5.3% in Austria; the lowest is 0.0% in Serbia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 264.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 73.8%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 87.0%).

R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev.: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Austria 5.3% 2023 up 67.3% rising
2 Malta 2.6% 2023 down 32.5% volatile
3 France 2.3% 2023 down 13.5% falling
4 Ireland 2.1% 2017 down 57.0% falling
5 Italy 1.9% 2023 down 33.2% falling
6 Germany 1.8% 2023 down 33.7% falling
7 Norway 1.3% 2021 up 25.2% rising
8 Finland 1.1% 2023 up 73.8% rising
9 Hungary 0.9% 2023 up 45.9% falling
10 Croatia 0.9% 2023 down 10.4% volatile
10 Croatia 0.9% 2023 down 10.4% volatile
12 Slovenia 0.8% 2023 down 21.0% falling
12 Slovenia 0.8% 2023 down 21.0% falling
14 Greece 0.8% 2023 down 55.4% volatile
14 Spain 0.8% 2023 up 23.8% rising
16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% 2017 down 9.5% falling
16 United Kingdom 0.7% 2017 down 9.5% falling
18 Lithuania 0.6% 2023 down 21.8% rising
18 Lithuania 0.6% 2023 down 21.8% rising
20 Belgium 0.5% 2023 down 73.5% falling
21 Slovakia 0.4% 2023 down 22.8% volatile
21 Slovakia 0.4% 2023 down 22.8% volatile
23 Bulgaria 0.4% 2023 down 54.3% falling
24 Latvia 0.4% 2023 down 79.8% falling
24 Latvia 0.4% 2023 down 79.8% falling
24 Czechia 0.4% 2024 up 40.7% falling
27 Poland 0.4% 2023 up 15.6% falling
27 Poland 0.4% 2023 up 15.6% falling
29 Portugal 0.3% 2023 down 7.9% volatile
30 Romania 0.3% 2023 down 70.8% volatile
31 Estonia 0.2% 2023 down 87.0% volatile
31 Estonia 0.2% 2023 down 87.0% volatile
33 Denmark 0.2% 2023 unchanged falling
34 Serbia 0.0% 2024 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 429 data points, 2005–2024
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