PT · 2020 · tsc00001

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance

Portugal, 2020

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.61
Portugal, 2020
▲ 15.8% vs 2019 (1.39)
Analysis

In 2020, Portugal's research and development expenditure by sector of performance increased by 15.8% compared to 2019, reaching 1.61.

Portugal accounts for 70.6% of the EU-27 total of 2.28.

Portugal 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 28.8% (from 1.25 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
70.6%
EU-27: 2.28
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024