R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Lithuania
Lithuania: R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Lithuania, 2012–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Lithuania stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 36.1% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Lithuania peaked at 1.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.
Lithuania ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1% | — |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +680.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -36.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More science & technology data for Lithuania
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 114.83 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 1,027 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 1,027 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 1,027 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 80 Patents (2023)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 15,932 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 Lithuania?
- R&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Lithuania was 0.4% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
- How does Lithuania rank for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev.?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd 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 Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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