Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs South Korea: Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
1.68 million Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2024
South Korea
459,405 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2023
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
4th
South Korea rank
5th

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

  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
  • South Korea
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200520142024

How they compare

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) currently reports 1.68 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 459,405 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in South Korea, a difference of 1.22 million Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s figure about 3.7 times South Korea's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 5th 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) South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 916,069 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 186,085 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 729,983 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2010s 1.19 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 316,554 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 872,496 Full-time equivalent (FTE) Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
2020s 1.54 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 444,870 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.10 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 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 personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev. 2, Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) or South Korea?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), at 1.68 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 459,405 Full-time equivalent (FTE) in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in business enterprise r&d personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev. 2 between Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and South Korea?
1.22 million Full-time equivalent (FTE), with Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and South Korea?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and South Korea rank globally for business enterprise r&d personnel in high-tech sectors by nace rev. 2?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 5th 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