BE · 2024 · tsc00002
Research and development personnel by sector of performance
Belgium, 2024
In 2024, Belgium's research and development personnel by sector of performance increased by 2.6% compared to 2023, reaching 2.34.
Belgium accounts for 147.2% of the EU-27 total of 1.59.
Belgium ranks 1st 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 26.5% (from 1.85 in 2019).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00002, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.