R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D in Lithuania

Lithuania: R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D was 24,699 Persons in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
24,699 Persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
7th
of 9 countries
All-time high
24,699 Persons
in 2019
All-time low
13,540 Persons
in 2002
Years of data
24
1996–2019

R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D in Lithuania, 1996–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1996200720191996: 16.1k Persons1997: 15.4k Persons1998: 15.6k Persons1999: 15.3k Persons2000: 14.6k Persons2001: 15.0k Persons2002: 13.5k Persons2003: 14.5k Persons2004: 16.4k Persons2005: 16.3k Persons2006: 16.4k Persons2007: 18.5k Persons2008: 18.6k Persons2009: 18.5k Persons2010: 18.9k Persons2011: 22.4k Persons2012: 22.1k Persons2013: 22.8k Persons2014: 24.5k Persons2015: 21.7k Persons2016: 22.4k Persons2017: 23.8k Persons2018: 24.6k Persons2019: 24.7k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 24,699 Persons for r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d in Lithuania peaked at 24,699 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,540 Persons, in 2002.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D Personnel (total economy) in Lithuania, 1996 to 2019.
Year Persons Change
1996 16,067 Persons
1997 15,436 Persons -3.9%
1998 15,561 Persons +0.8%
1999 15,296 Persons -1.7%
2000 14,592 Persons -4.6%
2001 14,980 Persons +2.7%
2002 13,540 Persons -9.6%
2003 14,534 Persons +7.3%
2004 16,436 Persons +13.1%
2005 16,323 Persons -0.7%
2006 16,379 Persons +0.3%
2007 18,467 Persons +12.7%
2008 18,598 Persons +0.7%
2009 18,483 Persons -0.6%
2010 18,913 Persons +2.3%
2011 22,391 Persons +18.4%
2012 22,103 Persons -1.3%
2013 22,751 Persons +2.9%
2014 24,470 Persons +7.6%
2015 21,739 Persons -11.2%
2016 22,355 Persons +2.8%
2017 23,773 Persons +6.3%
2018 24,591 Persons +3.4%
2019 24,699 Persons +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,590 Persons 15,296 Persons 16,067 Persons 4
2000s 16,233 Persons 13,540 Persons 18,598 Persons 10
2010s 22,778 Persons 18,913 Persons 24,699 Persons 10

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 4 France 415,061 Persons compare
  2. 4 Netherlands 226,732 Persons compare
  3. 5 Spain 377,862 Persons compare
  4. 6 Taiwan 157,225 Persons compare
  5. 6 Slovenia 25,062 Persons compare
  6. 7 Belgium 148,062 Persons compare
  7. 8 Austria 147,072 Persons compare
  8. 8 Latvia 12,550 Persons compare
  9. 9 Sweden 139,853 Persons compare
  10. 9 Estonia 10,334 Persons compare
  11. 10 Switzerland 132,605 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d in Lithuania?
R&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d in Lithuania was 24,699 Persons in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 24,699 Persons in 2019.
What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 13,540 Persons in 2002.
How does Lithuania rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d?
Lithuania ranks 7th out of 9 countries with data for 2019.
Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and major field of r&d — r&d rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D Personnel (total economy). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 610 data points, 1981–2023
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This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics. Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of employment (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit) and by field of research (natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical and health sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, social sciences, and humanities and the arts).