IE · 2019 · tsc00002

Research and development personnel by sector of performance

Ireland, 2019

Research and development personnel by sector of performance
1.40
Ireland, 2019
▲ 3.7% vs 2018 (1.35)
Analysis

In 2019, Ireland's research and development personnel by sector of performance increased by 3.7% compared to 2018, reaching 1.40.

Ireland accounts for 99.3% of the EU-27 total of 1.41.

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 7.9% (from 1.52 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00002, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
99.3%
EU-27: 1.41
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