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
in 2024
United States
1.68 million
in 2019
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank
4th
United States rank
2nd

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

Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) currently reports 1.68 million against 1.68 million in United States, a difference of 5,720.

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 2nd 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 1.41 million 203,419 United States
2020s 1.51 million 1.91 million 403,897 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?
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), at 1.68 million against 1.68 million in United States 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 United States?
5,720, with Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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 2nd 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
58 places, 1,050 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed