R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions in Serbia

Serbia: R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions was 8,827 Persons in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8,827 Persons
Change on year
up 62.4%
World rank
29th
of 39 countries
All-time high
8,827 Persons
in 2024
All-time low
517 Persons
in 2011
Years of data
17
2008–2024

R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions in Serbia, 2008–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2008201620242008: 1.3k Persons2009: 2.1k Persons2010: 1.2k Persons2011: 517 Persons2012: 776 Persons2013: 1.1k Persons2014: 3.2k Persons2015: 3.3k Persons2016: 3.8k Persons2017: 3.3k Persons2018: 3.2k Persons2019: 3.2k Persons2020: 3.3k Persons2021: 3.7k Persons2022: 4.1k Persons2023: 5.4k Persons2024: 8.8k Persons

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

Analysis

Serbia recorded 8,827 Persons for r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.4% on the previous year and up 177.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions in Serbia peaked at 8,827 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 517 Persons, in 2011.

That places Serbia 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year Persons Change
2008 1,344 Persons
2009 2,052 Persons +52.7%
2010 1,193 Persons -41.9%
2011 517 Persons -56.7%
2012 776 Persons +50.1%
2013 1,121 Persons +44.5%
2014 3,182 Persons +183.9%
2015 3,334 Persons +4.8%
2016 3,849 Persons +15.4%
2017 3,340 Persons -13.2%
2018 3,186 Persons -4.6%
2019 3,221 Persons +1.1%
2020 3,317 Persons +3.0%
2021 3,735 Persons +12.6%
2022 4,056 Persons +8.6%
2023 5,435 Persons +34.0%
2024 8,827 Persons +62.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,698 Persons 1,344 Persons 2,052 Persons 2
2010s 2,372 Persons 517 Persons 3,849 Persons 10
2020s 5,074 Persons 3,317 Persons 8,827 Persons 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 26 Slovenia 15,143 Persons compare
  2. 27 Romania 14,395 Persons compare
  3. 28 Croatia 9,655 Persons compare
  4. 30 Lithuania 8,009 Persons compare
  5. 31 Estonia 5,517 Persons compare
  6. 32 Chile 4,950 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

More reference data data for Serbia

All data for Serbia →

Frequently asked questions

What is r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions in Serbia?
R&d personnel by sector of performance - regions in Serbia was 8,827 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 8,827 Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 517 Persons in 2011.
How does Serbia rank for r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions?
Serbia ranks 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
Is r&d personnel by sector of performance - regions rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 177.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia 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 - Regions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions in Serbia. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-regions/serbia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/r-and-d-personnel-by-sector-of-performance-regions/serbia/">R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions in Serbia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 982 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

This table contains research and development (R&D) personnel statistics in large (TL2) regions. Indicators covered Number of R&D personnel is provided in both headcounts and full-time equivalent on R&D by sex, sector of performance (business enterprise, government, higher education, and private non-profit). 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). TL3 regions are grouped into typologies based on shared characteristics. See the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xls) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development Frascati Manual 2015 The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For any question or comment, please write to RegionStat@oecd.org