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Economy > Innovation > Research and development personnel > By sector > Business enterprise sector (Headcounts): Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total number of researchers employed by private for-profit enterprises.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 1.07 million Number 2011
2 JapanJapan 537,293 Number 2010
3 South KoreaSouth Korea 226,168 Number 2010
4 GermanyGermany 210,995 Number 2009
5 RussiaRussia 197,785 Number 2010
6 FranceFrance 178,552.13 Number 2010
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 90,178.2 Number 2010
8 SpainSpain 59,714 Number 2010
9 ItalyItaly 45,901 Number 2010
10 IsraelIsrael 43,939 Number 2010
11 BrazilBrazil 41,317 Number 2010
12 NetherlandsNetherlands 33,479 Number 2010
13 SwedenSweden 32,819 Number 2009
14 TurkeyTurkey 29,800 Number 2010
15 DenmarkDenmark 28,596.8 Number 2010
16 FinlandFinland 27,849.38 Number 2010
17 UkraineUkraine 27,091 Number 2011
18 AustriaAustria 26,682 Number 2009
19 BelgiumBelgium 21,942 Number 2009
20 PortugalPortugal 19,235 Number 2010
21 MexicoMexico 18,872 Number 2009
22 SingaporeSingapore 17,908 Number 2010
23 NorwayNorway 17,081 Number 2010
24 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 16,698.25 Number 2011
25 PolandPoland 13,798 Number 2010
26 HungaryHungary 12,220 Number 2010
27 BelarusBelarus 11,622 Number 2011
28 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 11,237 Number 2008
29 Hong KongHong Kong 11,163 Number 2010
30 VietnamVietnam 9,675 Number 2002
31 IranIran 9,669 Number 2008
32 IrelandIreland 9,136.3 Number 2010
33 South AfricaSouth Africa 8,366 Number 2009
34 New ZealandNew Zealand 8,200 Number 2009
35 ThailandThailand 7,704 Number 2009
36 GreeceGreece 6,884.88 Number 2007
37 MalaysiaMalaysia 6,325 Number 2011
38 RomaniaRomania 6,182 Number 2010
39 JordanJordan 5,653 Number 2003
40 ArgentinaArgentina 5,157 Number 2010
41 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4,686 Number 2011
42 SloveniaSlovenia 3,887 Number 2010
43 PhilippinesPhilippines 3,217 Number 2007
44 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3,052 Number 2011
45 SlovakiaSlovakia 2,709 Number 2011
46 TunisiaTunisia 2,369 Number 2008
47 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 2,288 Number 2009
48 IndonesiaIndonesia 2,042 Number 2008
49 EstoniaEstonia 2,021 Number 2010
50 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1,931 Number 2011
51 LithuaniaLithuania 1,771 Number 2010
52 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1,753 Number 2009
53 BulgariaBulgaria 1,672 Number 2010
54 ChileChile 1,588 Number 2010
55 CroatiaCroatia 1,387 Number 2010
56 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1,378 Number 2011
57 IcelandIceland 1,302 Number 2009
58 Sri LankaSri Lanka 1,169 Number 2010
59 LatviaLatvia 901 Number 2010
60 EcuadorEcuador 811 Number 2008
61 PeruPeru 688 Number 2004
62 NepalNepal 543 Number 2010
63 MaliMali 472 Number 2007
64 EthiopiaEthiopia 411 Number 2010
65 CyprusCyprus 377 Number 2010
66 MaltaMalta 359 Number 2010
67 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 299 Number 2011
68 MoldovaMoldova 267 Number 2011
69 SudanSudan 224 Number 2005
70 ColombiaColombia 192.32 Number 2010
71 SerbiaSerbia 165 Number 2011
72 BotswanaBotswana 159 Number 2005
73 CameroonCameroon 156 Number 2008
74 MoroccoMorocco 151 Number 2008
75 MongoliaMongolia 141 Number 2011
76 MontenegroMontenegro 125 Number 2011
77 EgyptEgypt 123 Number 2011
78 CambodiaCambodia 113 Number 2002
79 KenyaKenya 108 Number 2007
80 UgandaUganda 100 Number 2009
81 OmanOman 89 Number 2011
82 GhanaGhana 88 Number 2007
83 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 67 Number 2008
84 HondurasHonduras 60 Number 2003
85 LaosLaos 59 Number 2002
86 VenezuelaVenezuela 46 Number 2009
87 Faeroe IslandsFaeroe Islands 42 Number 2003
88 UruguayUruguay 38 Number 2011
89 ZambiaZambia 35 Number 2008
90 BruneiBrunei 32 Number 2003
91 MalawiMalawi 27 Number 2007
=92 ParaguayParaguay 21 Number 2011
=92 MacauMacau 21 Number 2005
94 El SalvadorEl Salvador 17 Number 2011
95 SenegalSenegal 13 Number 2008
96 LesothoLesotho 11 Number 2009
97 BoliviaBolivia 6 Number 2010
98 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 5 Number 2009
=99 BermudaBermuda 4 Number 2011
=99 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 4 Number 2009
=99 GuamGuam 4 Number 2005
=102 PalestinePalestine 0.0 2009
=102 PanamaPanama 0.0 1997

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