IE · 2018 · tsc00001

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance

Ireland, 2018

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.08
Ireland, 2018
▼ 10.7% vs 2017 (1.21)
Analysis

In 2018, Ireland's research and development expenditure by sector of performance decreased by 10.7% compared to 2017, reaching 1.08.

Ireland accounts for 49.8% of the EU-27 total of 2.17.

Ireland ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 29.9% (from 1.54 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
49.8%
EU-27: 2.17
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