South Korea - Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacturing

Since 2014, South Korea Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacturing increased 3.7% year on year. With 295,654.91 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, the country was number 4 among other countries in Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacturing. South Korea is overtaken by Germany, which was ranked number 3 with 352,086 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Taiwan at 181,341.4 Full-Time Equivalent. China ranked the highest with 2,820,232 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, that is +3.1% versus 2018. Poland recorded the best 5 years average growth at +9.8% per year, while Finland was the worst growing country at -3.8% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2019 295,654.91
2018 290,180.95
2017 274,725.69
2016 256,383.99
2015 253,324.73
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How does South Korea rank in Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacturing?

# 37 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
2,820,232 2019 +3.1 % +2.3 % View data
2 #2
Japan
534,530 2019 -0.8 % -0.1 % View data
3 #3
Germany
352,086 2019 +1.4 % +2.5 % View data
4 #4
South Korea
295,655 2019 +1.9 % +3.7 % View data
5 #5
Taiwan
181,341 2019 +2.8 % +2.7 % View data
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