ES · 2021 · tsc00002
Research and development personnel by sector of performance
Spain, 2021
Research and development personnel by sector of performance
1.08
Spain, 2021
▲ 4.9% vs 2020 (1.03)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's research and development personnel by sector of performance increased by 4.9% compared to 2020, reaching 1.08.
Spain accounts for 72.0% of the EU-27 total of 1.50.
Spain ranks 17th 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 18.7% (from 0.91 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00002, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
72.0%
EU-27: 1.50
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2013 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00002