Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) vs United States: 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
United States
1.97 million Full-time equivalent (FTE)
in 2022
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
4th
United States rank
1st

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

  • Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
  • United States
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M200520142024

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.97 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 1.68 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), a difference of 292,800 Full-time equivalent (FTE).

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)'s.

Across all 12 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 4 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) United States Difference Ahead
2010s 1.21 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.41 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 203,419 Full-time equivalent (FTE) United States
2020s 1.51 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 1.91 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 403,897 Full-time equivalent (FTE) United States

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 United States?
United States, at 1.97 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) against 1.68 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) as of 2022.
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 United States?
292,800 Full-time equivalent (FTE), with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and United States?
12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) and United States 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 United States ranks 1st 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