IT · 2018 · tsc00001

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance

Italy, 2018

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.42
Italy, 2018
▲ 4.4% vs 2017 (1.36)
Analysis

In 2018, Italy's research and development expenditure by sector of performance increased by 4.4% compared to 2017, reaching 1.42.

Italy accounts for 65.4% of the EU-27 total of 2.17.

Italy ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.1% (from 1.29 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
65.4%
EU-27: 2.17
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