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 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4%
Change on year
down 55.3%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.4%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2016–2023
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Latvia, 2016–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Latvia stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 55.3% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Latvia ranks 24th of 35 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 52% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More science & technology data for Latvia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.22 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 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,736 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 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 Latvia?
- R&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Latvia 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 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 24th 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 Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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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