TOPIC · 8 INDICATORS · EUROSTAT
Science, R&D, patents
Research and development expenditure, R&D personnel, patent applications and human resources in science and technology, drawn from Eurostat's R&D and patent statistics.
EU-27 average
2.2%
Range (min)
0.5%
Range (max)
3.6%
Countries covered
27/27
Science, R&D, patents across the EU
Latest values for GERD by sector of performance (2024) across 27 EU member states. Click a country tile for its full profile.
Top 10 · highest GERD by sector of performance
Snapshot year 2024 · 27 countries covered · EU-27 avg 2.2%
All indicators in this topic
Every Eurostat indicator currently held for this topic, grouped into reader-friendly clusters. Each card links to the cross-country profile with the full time series.
R&D personnel
6 indicators- R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sexrd_p_persocc · 28 countries3,391,150EU-27 · 2024
- Research and development personnel by sector of performancetsc00002 · 28 countries1.59EU-27 · 2024
- Total researchers by sector of performance - head counttsc00003 · 28 countries3,179,129EU-27 · 2023
- Total researchers by sector of performance - full time equivalenttsc00004 · 28 countries2,209,371EU-27 · 2024
- Share of women researchers by sector of performancetsc00005 · 28 countries34.3EU-27 · 2023
- Share of women researchers in all sectorstsc00006 · 25 countries30.9%EU-27 · 2023
Patents & high-tech employment
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Sources & methodology
Data on this page comes from Eurostat (8 indicators), fetched from the official dissemination API. Ranking snapshots use the most recent year with at least 18 covered member states; smaller samples are flagged. See methodology for the full ranking rules and data caveats.
Last refreshed: 2026-05-18 · Source: Eurostat dissemination API