Luxembourg vs Romania: R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity

Luxembourg
3,004 Persons (full-time equivalent)
in 2023
Romania
13,754 Persons (full-time equivalent)
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
27th
Romania rank
24th

R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Romania
5.0k10.0k15.0k200520142023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 13,754 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 3,004 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Luxembourg, a difference of 10,750 Persons (full-time equivalent).

That makes Romania's figure about 4.6 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 27th and Romania ranks 24th of 28 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Romania Difference Ahead
2000s 3,543 Persons (full-time equivalent) 13,062 Persons (full-time equivalent) 9,518 Persons (full-time equivalent) Romania
2010s 3,146 Persons (full-time equivalent) 10,706 Persons (full-time equivalent) 7,560 Persons (full-time equivalent) Romania
2020s 2,952 Persons (full-time equivalent) 13,732 Persons (full-time equivalent) 10,781 Persons (full-time equivalent) Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity, Luxembourg or Romania?
Romania, at 13,754 Persons (full-time equivalent) against 3,004 Persons (full-time equivalent) in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity between Luxembourg and Romania?
10,750 Persons (full-time equivalent), with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Romania?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Romania rank globally for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
Luxembourg ranks 27th and Romania ranks 24th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons (full-time equivalent)
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 587 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

This table presents research and development (R&D) statistics on personnel in the business enterprise sector. Measured in full-time equivalent are the number of total R&D personnel and researchers in the business enterprise sector by industry according to the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) revision 4. Data at the industry level are presented from 2000, first year from which some countries converted their data from ISIC rev.3.1 to the current ISIC rev. 4 classification.