IE · 2019 · tsc00001

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance

Ireland, 2019

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.14
Ireland, 2019
▲ 5.6% vs 2018 (1.08)
Analysis

In 2019, Ireland's research and development expenditure by sector of performance increased by 5.6% compared to 2018, reaching 1.14.

Ireland accounts for 51.6% of the EU-27 total of 2.21.

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 23.0% (from 1.48 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
51.6%
EU-27: 2.21
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