IE · 2021 · tsc00001
Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
Ireland, 2021
Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.08
Ireland, 2021
▼ 4.4% vs 2020 (1.13)
Analysis
In 2021, Ireland's research and development expenditure by sector of performance decreased by 4.4% compared to 2020, reaching 1.08.
Ireland accounts for 48.2% of the EU-27 total of 2.24.
Ireland ranks 20th 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 6.1% (from 1.15 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
48.2%
EU-27: 2.24
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00001