BG · 2017 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Bulgaria, 2017
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
23,290
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 7.1% vs 2016 (25,060)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex decreased by 7.1% compared to 2016, reaching 23,290.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,692,860.
Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 39.0% (from 16,758 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.9%
EU-27: 2,692,860
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc