Belgium vs Ireland: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.

Belgium
4,575 Million euro
in 2009
Ireland
1,868 Million euro
in 2009
Belgium rank
20th
Ireland rank
22nd

Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k199320012009

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4,575 Million euro against 1,868 Million euro in Ireland, a difference of 2,707 Million euro.

That makes Belgium's figure about 2.4 times Ireland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 20th and Ireland ranks 22nd of 47 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 2,742 Million euro 551.57 Million euro 2,190 Million euro Belgium
2000s 4,004 Million euro 1,300 Million euro 2,704 Million euro Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev., Belgium or Ireland?
Belgium, at 4,575 Million euro against 1,868 Million euro in Ireland as of 2009.
What is the difference in business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. between Belgium and Ireland?
2,707 Million euro, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev.?
Belgium ranks 20th and Ireland ranks 22nd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Ireland: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/business-enterprise-r-and-d-expenditure-in-high-tech-sectors-by-nace-rev-1-1-1993-2009/belgium/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/business-enterprise-r-and-d-expenditure-in-high-tech-sectors-by-nace-rev-1-1-1993-2009/belgium/ireland/">Belgium vs Ireland: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev.</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 1.1 (1993-2009)
Unit
Million euro
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 712 data points, 1993–2009
Last refreshed