R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
14
2007–2023
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Bulgaria, 2007–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.4% for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in 2023.
The figure is down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Bulgaria peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.
That places Bulgaria 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -46.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +51.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +60.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -43.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +86.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -67.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 66% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 58% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More science & technology data for Bulgaria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 118.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.4474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4,998 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Bulgaria?
- R&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Bulgaria was 0.4% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Bulgaria rank for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev.?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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