R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in South West Oltenia

South West Oltenia: R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel was 1,383 Persons in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,383 Persons
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
189th
of 201 regions
All-time high
2,841 Persons
in 2003
All-time low
1,114 Persons
in 2020
Years of data
23
2001–2023

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in South West Oltenia, 2001–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2001201220232001: 2.8k Persons2002: 2.8k Persons2003: 2.8k Persons2004: 2.8k Persons2005: 2.6k Persons2006: 2.5k Persons2007: 2.5k Persons2008: 2.3k Persons2009: 2.3k Persons2010: 2.3k Persons2011: 2.3k Persons2012: 2.1k Persons2013: 2.1k Persons2014: 2.0k Persons2015: 2.1k Persons2016: 2.0k Persons2017: 2.1k Persons2018: 1.5k Persons2019: 1.3k Persons2020: 1.1k Persons2021: 1.2k Persons2022: 1.4k Persons2023: 1.4k Persons

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

Analysis

South West Oltenia recorded 1,383 Persons for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in South West Oltenia peaked at 2,841 Persons in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,114 Persons, in 2020.

That places South West Oltenia 189th out of 201 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel in South West Oltenia, year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel (total economy) in South West Oltenia, 2001 to 2023.
Year Persons Change
2001 2,775 Persons
2002 2,757 Persons -0.6%
2003 2,841 Persons +3.0%
2004 2,799 Persons -1.5%
2005 2,569 Persons -8.2%
2006 2,491 Persons -3.0%
2007 2,506 Persons +0.6%
2008 2,321 Persons -7.4%
2009 2,290 Persons -1.3%
2010 2,315 Persons +1.1%
2011 2,281 Persons -1.5%
2012 2,076 Persons -9.0%
2013 2,058 Persons -0.9%
2014 1,960 Persons -4.8%
2015 2,101 Persons +7.2%
2016 2,025 Persons -3.6%
2017 2,132 Persons +5.3%
2018 1,464 Persons -31.3%
2019 1,277 Persons -12.8%
2020 1,114 Persons -12.8%
2021 1,248 Persons +12.0%
2022 1,364 Persons +9.3%
2023 1,383 Persons +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,594 Persons 2,290 Persons 2,841 Persons 9
2010s 1,969 Persons 1,277 Persons 2,315 Persons 10
2020s 1,277 Persons 1,114 Persons 1,383 Persons 4

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What is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in South West Oltenia?
R&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel in South West Oltenia was 1,383 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in South West Oltenia?
The highest recorded value was 2,841 Persons in 2003.
What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel recorded in South West Oltenia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,114 Persons in 2020.
How does South West Oltenia rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel?
South West Oltenia ranks 189th out of 201 regions with data for 2023.
Is r&d personnel by sector of performance and region — r&d personnel rising or falling in South West Oltenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South West Oltenia 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 region — 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 region — R&D Personnel (total economy)
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
224 places, 4,038 data points, 1982–2024
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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 large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2). Definition of regions: Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). TL2 regions are used in this dataset. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf).