R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
5.3%
Austria
Lowest
0.0%
Serbia
Median
0.6%
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
462
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 35 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 7 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 87.7%), 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 5.3% | 2023 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 2 | Malta | 2.7% | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 2.2% | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 4 | Ireland | 2.1% | 2017 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 2.0% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 1.8% | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 7 | Norway | 1.3% | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 1.2% | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Hungary | 0.8% | 2024 | up 74.5% | falling |
| 11 | Greece | 0.8% | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Croatia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 14 | Slovenia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 0.7% | 2017 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 0.7% | 2017 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 17 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 18 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2023 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 20 | Spain | 0.5% | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Slovakia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 24 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 79.8% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 0.4% | 2024 | up 40.7% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 0.4% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 0.4% | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 0.4% | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2023 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | 0.3% | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Denmark | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 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.