Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Croatia

Croatia: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population was 1.66 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.66
in 2022
All-time low
0.9
in 2014
Years of data
21
2003–2023

Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia, 2003–2023

00.511.52003201320232003: 0.992004: 1.12005: 0.922006: 0.952007: 0.912008: 0.932009: 0.962010: 0.992011: 0.942012: 0.932013: 0.952014: 0.92015: 0.952016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.22019: 1.42020: 1.52021: 1.62022: 1.72023: 1.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia is 1.66, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 74.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia peaked at 1.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2014.

Croatia ranks 34th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex in Croatia, 2003 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2003 0.99 —
2004 1.13 +14.1%
2005 0.92 -18.6%
2006 0.95 +3.3%
2007 0.91 -4.2%
2008 0.93 +2.2%
2009 0.96 +3.2%
2010 0.99 +3.1%
2011 0.94 -5.1%
2012 0.93 -1.1%
2013 0.95 +2.2%
2014 0.9 -5.3%
2015 0.95 +5.6%
2016 1.06 +11.6%
2017 1.13 +6.6%
2018 1.25 +10.6%
2019 1.43 +14.4%
2020 1.51 +5.6%
2021 1.63 +7.9%
2022 1.66 +1.8%
2023 1.66 +0.0%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 1.66 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.23, 74% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 1.66 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.27, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.97 0.91 1.13 7
2010s 1.05 0.9 1.43 10
2020s 1.61 1.51 1.66 4

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 31 Lithuania 1.83 compare
  2. 32 Lithuania 1.79 compare
  3. 33 Latvia 1.7 compare
  4. 35 Croatia 1.62 compare
  5. 36 Latvia 1.57 compare
  6. 36 Slovakia 1.57 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia?
Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Croatia was 1.66 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2022.
What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2014.
How does Croatia rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
Croatia ranks 34th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 1,090 data points, 1992–2024
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