R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Croatia
Croatia: R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Croatia, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Croatia stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Croatia peaked at 1.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Croatia ranks 12th of 36 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.
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.8% | — |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +44.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +383.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +126.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Croatia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +383.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Croatia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 47.67 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 7 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Patents - technology diffusion 188 Patents (2023)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 16,967 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Croatia?
- R&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Croatia was 0.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Croatia rank for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev.?
- Croatia ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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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