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
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00001