China except Hong Kong vs Japan: Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2

China except Hong Kong
5.73 million Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2023
Japan
626,709 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2023
China except Hong Kong rank
1st
Japan rank
3rd

Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2 over time

  • China except Hong Kong
  • Japan
02.0M4.0M6.0M200520142023

How they compare

China except Hong Kong currently reports 5.73 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 626,709 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Japan, a difference of 5.11 million Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes China except Hong Kong's figure about 9.1 times Japan's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, China except Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

China except Hong Kong ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 4 regions.

China except Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China except Hong Kong Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 1.22 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 618,245 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 601,976 Full-time equivalent (FTE) China except Hong Kong
2010s 2.83 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 600,368 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2.23 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) China except Hong Kong
2020s 4.81 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 633,540 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 4.18 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) China except Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher business enterprise r&d personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev. 2, China except Hong Kong or Japan?
China except Hong Kong, at 5.73 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 626,709 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in business enterprise r&d personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev. 2 between China except Hong Kong and Japan?
5.11 million Full-time equivalent (FTE), with China except Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China except Hong Kong and Japan?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do China except Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for business enterprise r&d personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev. 2?
China except Hong Kong ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 4 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Business enterprise R&D personnel 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 personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2
Unit
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
56 places, 1,027 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed