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

Lithuania: R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity was 5,518 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,518 Persons (full-time equivalent)
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
10th
of 12 countries
All-time high
6,384 Persons (full-time equivalent)
in 2022
All-time low
1,527 Persons (full-time equivalent)
in 2009
Years of data
16
2008–2023

R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Lithuania, 2008–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2008201520232008: 1.9k Persons (full-time equivalent)2009: 1.5k Persons (full-time equivalent)2010: 2.1k Persons (full-time equivalent)2011: 2.1k Persons (full-time equivalent)2012: 1.8k Persons (full-time equivalent)2013: 2.4k Persons (full-time equivalent)2014: 3.3k Persons (full-time equivalent)2015: 2.7k Persons (full-time equivalent)2016: 2.6k Persons (full-time equivalent)2017: 3.8k Persons (full-time equivalent)2018: 4.3k Persons (full-time equivalent)2019: 4.8k Persons (full-time equivalent)2020: 5.4k Persons (full-time equivalent)2021: 5.7k Persons (full-time equivalent)2022: 6.4k Persons (full-time equivalent)2023: 5.5k Persons (full-time equivalent)

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons (full-time equivalent).

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 5,518 Persons (full-time equivalent) for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in 2023.

That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 129.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Lithuania peaked at 6,384 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,527 Persons (full-time equivalent), in 2009.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity — R&D Personnel (total economy) in Lithuania, 2008 to 2023.
Year Persons (full-time equivalent) Change
2008 1,944 Persons (full-time equivalent)
2009 1,527 Persons (full-time equivalent) -21.5%
2010 2,069 Persons (full-time equivalent) +35.5%
2011 2,085 Persons (full-time equivalent) +0.8%
2012 1,771 Persons (full-time equivalent) -15.1%
2013 2,401 Persons (full-time equivalent) +35.6%
2014 3,307 Persons (full-time equivalent) +37.7%
2015 2,714 Persons (full-time equivalent) -17.9%
2016 2,630 Persons (full-time equivalent) -3.1%
2017 3,783 Persons (full-time equivalent) +43.8%
2018 4,304 Persons (full-time equivalent) +13.8%
2019 4,813 Persons (full-time equivalent) +11.8%
2020 5,370 Persons (full-time equivalent) +11.6%
2021 5,679 Persons (full-time equivalent) +5.8%
2022 6,384 Persons (full-time equivalent) +12.4%
2023 5,518 Persons (full-time equivalent) -13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,736 Persons (full-time equivalent) 1,527 Persons (full-time equivalent) 1,944 Persons (full-time equivalent) 2
2010s 2,988 Persons (full-time equivalent) 1,771 Persons (full-time equivalent) 4,813 Persons (full-time equivalent) 10
2020s 5,738 Persons (full-time equivalent) 5,370 Persons (full-time equivalent) 6,384 Persons (full-time equivalent) 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 7 Israel 136,441 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  2. 7 Slovenia 11,268 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  3. 8 Spain 134,793 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  4. 9 Australia 91,414 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  5. 9 Croatia 7,201 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  6. 10 Austria 65,713 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  7. 11 Estonia 4,524 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  8. 11 Sweden 64,641 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  9. 12 Belgium 60,721 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  10. 12 Latvia 1,857 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare
  11. 13 Switzerland 58,899 Persons (full-time equivalent) compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Lithuania?
R&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity in Lithuania was 5,518 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2023, 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 6,384 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2022.
What is the lowest r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,527 Persons (full-time equivalent) in 2009.
How does Lithuania rank for r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity?
Lithuania ranks 10th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
Is r&d personnel in the business enterprise sector by main activity rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 129.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania 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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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
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Coverage
40 places, 587 data points, 2000–2023
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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.