Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs Japan: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE … 2

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
233,111
in 2024
Japan
106,380
in 2024
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
4th
Japan rank
3rd

Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE … 2 over time

  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
  • Japan
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k200520142024

How they compare

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) currently reports 233,111 against 106,380 in Japan, a difference of 126,731.

That makes Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s figure about 2.2 times Japan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 4 regions.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 106,781 90,311 16,469 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2010s 146,437 107,460 38,976 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2020s 205,081 109,066 96,015 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)

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., Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) or Japan?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), at 233,111 against 106,380 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. between Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Japan?
126,731, with Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Japan?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and Japan rank globally for business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev.?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 4 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
58 places, 1,068 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed