R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Italy
Italy: R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2011
All-time low
1.6%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2007–2023
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Italy, 2007–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.9% for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Italy peaked at 3.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.
Italy ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.2% | — |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 3.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 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 Italy?
- R&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Italy was 1.9% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev.?
- Italy ranks 5th 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 Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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