R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Latvia
Latvia: R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
18th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 2023
Years of data
7
2016–2024
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Latvia, 2016–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Latvia stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Latvia peaked at 2.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 18th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.9% | — |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -63.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -55.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 15 United Kingdom 0.7%
- 15 United Kingdom 0.7%
- 17 Lithuania 0.6% compare
- 19 Belgium 0.5% compare
- 20 Spain 0.5% compare
- 21 Slovakia 0.4% compare
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 19.5 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 11 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 538.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 41 Patents (2023)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 7,152 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 Latvia?
- R&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Latvia was 0.6% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev.?
- Latvia ranks 18th 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 Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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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