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
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00001