IE · 2018 · tsc00002
Research and development personnel by sector of performance
Ireland, 2018
Research and development personnel by sector of performance
1.35
Ireland, 2018
▼ 8.8% vs 2017 (1.48)
Analysis
In 2018, Ireland's research and development personnel by sector of performance decreased by 8.8% compared to 2017, reaching 1.35.
Ireland accounts for 98.5% of the EU-27 total of 1.37.
Ireland ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.9% (from 1.45 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00002, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
98.5%
EU-27: 1.37
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00002