Total Internal R&D Personnel in Scientific Research and Development

This key economic indicator for the Research And Development sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Total Internal R&D Personnel in Scientific Research and Development in Germany grew 3.5% compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Germany Total Internal R&D Personnel in Scientific Research and Development increased 10.8% year on year to 26,320 Full-Time Equivalent.
  3. In 2019 Israel was number 3 in Total Internal R&D Personnel in Scientific Research and Development.
  4. In 2017 Switzerland was number 12 in Total Internal R&D Personnel in Scientific Research and Development with 7,130.9 Full-Time Equivalent, jumping from 33 in 2016.

Top Countries in Total Internal R&D Personnel in Scientific Research and Development

Units (Full-Time Equivalent) - 2000 to 2019

# 34 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United Kingdom
42,845 2019 +0.8 % +1.6 % View data
2 #2
Germany
26,320 2019 +3.5 % +10.8 % View data
3 #3
Israel
25,665 2019 +2.4 % +5.0 % View data
4 #4
France
25,456 2017 +3.0 % -0.1 % View data
5 #5
Japan
22,423 2019 +0.2 % -0.1 % View data
6 #6
Spain
19,735 2019 +1.1 % +2.6 % View data
7 #7
Poland
17,615 2019 +6.4 % +33.9 % View data
8 #8
Canada
15,166 2019 +0.1 % -1.4 % View data
9 #9
Italy
10,122 2019 +2.3 % +3.8 % View data
10 #10
Hungary
8,425 2019 +7.7 % +163.0 % View data
11 #11
Netherlands
7,211 2019 +3.8 % +7.3 % View data
12 #12
Switzerland
7,131 2017 NA +3.6 % View data
13 #13
Austria
6,536 2019 +1.4 % NA View data
14 #14
Czech Republic
6,352 2019 +1.5 % +1.6 % View data
15 #15
Sweden
6,006 2019 -0.4 % NA View data
16 #16
Belgium
5,565 2019 +3.2 % +1.7 % View data
17 #17
Turkey
5,479 2017 NA -0.3 % View data
18 #18
South Korea
5,206 2019 -0.2 % +16.1 % View data
19 #19
Denmark
3,746 2019 -1.0 % -0.7 % View data
20 #20
Norway
3,212 2019 +0.8 % +0.6 % View data
21 #21
Ireland
2,400 2019 +1.0 % NA View data
22 #22
Portugal
2,141 2019 +5.2 % +6.2 % View data
23 #23
Romania
1,963 2019 -1.9 % -9.7 % View data
24 #24
Finland
1,860 2019 +1.7 % +0.2 % View data
25 #25
Slovenia
1,622 2019 +1.8 % -4.2 % View data
26 #26
Taiwan
941 2019 -1.5 % +11.7 % View data
27 #27
Lithuania
892 2019 +5.4 % +14.1 % View data
28 #28
Greece
863 2019 +2.1 % NA View data
29 #29
Chile
647 2019 +8.2 % +0.2 % View data
30 #30
Iceland
498 2019 +3.2 % NA View data
31 #31
Slovakia
409 2019 -9.5 % -3.3 % View data
32 #32
Estonia
359 2019 +0.4 % -1.9 % View data
33 #33
Latvia
79 2019 -9.2 % NA View data
34 #34
New Zealand
23 2019 -54.0 % NA View data

Source: OECD

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