IE · 2020 · tsc00001

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance

Ireland, 2020

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.13
Ireland, 2020
▼ 0.9% vs 2019 (1.14)
Analysis

In 2020, Ireland's research and development expenditure by sector of performance decreased by 0.9% compared to 2019, reaching 1.13.

Ireland accounts for 49.6% of the EU-27 total of 2.28.

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 0.9% (from 1.14 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
49.6%
EU-27: 2.28
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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