R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size in Belgium
Belgium: R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size was 80,220 in 2024. ▲ Rising
R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Belgium, 1981–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Belgium is 80,220, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Belgium peaked at 81,251 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18,604, in 1981.
Belgium ranks 20th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18,604 | — |
| 1982 | 18,799 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 18,810 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 19,190 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 20,547 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 21,815 | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 22,503 | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 22,474 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 22,071 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 22,313 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 21,115 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 21,932 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 23,402 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 24,346 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 27,252 | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 28,161 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 29,264 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 30,868 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 33,493 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 35,490 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 31,686 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 31,376 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 30,741 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 31,613 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 32,750 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 34,011 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 32,905 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 32,969 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 32,692 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 35,010 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 38,108 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 38,497 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 42,391 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 44,508 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 46,564 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 50,106 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 53,502 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 57,662 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 60,721 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 81,251 | +33.8% |
| 2022 | 78,725 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 79,728 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 80,220 | +0.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 80,220 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28,882, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 80,220 is above the median for high income countries, which is 45,135, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector … size in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +33.8% | 60,721 | 81,251 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20,535 | 18,604 | 22,503 | 9 |
| 1990s | 25,406 | 21,115 | 30,868 | 9 |
| 2000s | 32,703 | 30,741 | 35,490 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,904 | 32,692 | 57,662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,129 | 60,721 | 81,251 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -37.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0205 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,248 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 911.55 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Belgium?
- R&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size in Belgium was 80,220 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 81,251 in 2021.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,604 in 1981.
- How does Belgium rank for r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is r&d personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size class and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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