BG · 2018 · tsc00001
Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
Bulgaria, 2018
Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
0.76
Bulgaria, 2018
▲ 2.7% vs 2017 (0.74)
Analysis
In 2018, Bulgaria's research and development expenditure by sector of performance increased by 2.7% compared to 2017, reaching 0.76.
Bulgaria accounts for 35.0% of the EU-27 total of 2.17.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd 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 20.6% (from 0.63 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
35.0%
EU-27: 2.17
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00001