BE · 2018 · tsc00001
Research and development expenditure by sector of performance
Belgium, 2018
In 2018, Belgium's research and development expenditure by sector of performance increased by 6.7% compared to 2017, reaching 2.86.
Belgium accounts for 131.8% of the EU-27 total of 2.17.
Belgium ranks 5th 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 23.3% (from 2.32 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00001, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.