R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Spain
Spain: R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Spain, 2008–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Spain is 0.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Spain peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
That places Spain 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +25.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Slovenia 0.8% compare
- 12 Slovenia 0.8% compare
- 14 Greece 0.8% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% compare
- 16 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
More science & technology data for Spain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 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 Spain?
- R&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. in Spain was 0.8% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev. recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for r&d personnel in ict sector as % of total r&d personnel by nace rev.?
- Spain ranks 14th 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 Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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