R&D personnel: R&D Personnel (total economy) in Israel
Israel: R&D personnel: R&D Personnel (total economy) was 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2022. ▲ Rising
R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Israel, 2010–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons (full-time equivalent).
Analysis
In 2022, r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Israel stood at 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent). That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 112.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Israel peaked at 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53,463 Persons (full-time equivalent), in 2010.
Israel ranks 7th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
R&D personnel: R&D Personnel (total economy) in Israel, year by year
| Year | Persons (full-time equivalent) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 53,463 Persons (full-time equivalent) | — |
| 2011 | 59,652 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 64,223 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 63,901 Persons (full-time equivalent) | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 69,076 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 72,733 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 83,662 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 90,039 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 95,054 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 107,170 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 110,400 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 125,891 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent) | +8.4% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent) is above the median for high income countries, which is 47,094 Persons (full-time equivalent), 2.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75,897 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 53,463 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 107,170 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 10 |
| 2020s | 124,244 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 110,400 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent) | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 4 Türkiye 190,341 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 4 Taiwan 243,658 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 5 Canada 200,300 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 5 Netherlands 140,132 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 6 Italy 200,101 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 6 Poland 120,514 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 7 Slovenia 11,268 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 8 Spain 134,793 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 9 Australia 91,414 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 9 Croatia 7,201 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 10 Austria 65,713 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
- 10 Lithuania 5,518 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
More economy & growth data for Israel
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 207.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 394.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 287.7 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Israel?
- R&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Israel was 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2022.
- What is the lowest r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,463 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2010.
- How does Israel rank for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
- Israel ranks 7th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
- Is r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.