PT · 2018 · tsc00002

Research and development personnel by sector of performance

Portugal, 2018

Research and development personnel by sector of performance
1.18
Portugal, 2018
▲ 5.4% vs 2017 (1.12)
Analysis

In 2018, Portugal's research and development personnel by sector of performance increased by 5.4% compared to 2017, reaching 1.18.

Portugal accounts for 86.1% of the EU-27 total of 1.37.

Portugal ranks 14th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 22.9% (from 0.96 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#14 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
86.1%
EU-27: 1.37
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
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