BG · 2018 · rd_p_persocc
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
Bulgaria, 2018
R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex
25,809
Bulgaria, 2018
▲ 10.8% vs 2017 (23,290)
Analysis
In 2018, Bulgaria's R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex increased by 10.8% compared to 2017, reaching 25,809.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.9% of the EU-27 total of 2,831,547.
Bulgaria ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 47.1% (from 17,545 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset rd_p_persocc, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
0.9%
EU-27: 2,831,547
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · rd_p_persocc