PT · 2021 · tsc00001

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance

Portugal, 2021

Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
1.67
Portugal, 2021
▲ 3.7% vs 2020 (1.61)
Analysis

In 2021, Portugal's research and development expenditure by sector of performance increased by 3.7% compared to 2020, reaching 1.67.

Portugal accounts for 74.6% of the EU-27 total of 2.24.

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 30.5% (from 1.28 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
74.6%
EU-27: 2.24
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024