PT · 2021 · tsc00002

Research and development personnel by sector of performance

Portugal, 2021

Research and development personnel by sector of performance
1.41
Portugal, 2021
▲ 3.7% vs 2020 (1.36)
Analysis

In 2021, Portugal's research and development personnel by sector of performance increased by 3.7% compared to 2020, reaching 1.41.

Portugal accounts for 94.0% of the EU-27 total of 1.50.

Portugal ranks 13th 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 36.9% (from 1.03 in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#13 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
94.0%
EU-27: 1.50
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024