BG · 2018 · tsc00004
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
Bulgaria, 2018
Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalent
16,521
Bulgaria, 2018
▲ 9.5% vs 2017 (15,094)
Analysis
In 2018, Bulgaria's total researchers by sector of performance increased by 9.5% compared to 2017, reaching 16,521.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 1,785,534.
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 34.6% (from 12,275 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00004, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
0.9%
EU-27: 1,785,534
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00004