German regions lead European R&D

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Statistics in focus

Science and technology

Author: Reni PETKOVA

35/2009

German regions lead European R&D

In 2005, there were 20 European regions that

devoted 3

% or more of GDP to research and

development. Germany scored highest, with

eight of its regions among the top 20.

However, regional disparities in R&D

expenditure exist not only between countries,

but also between regions of the same country,

ranging from 0.21 percentage points between

Irish regions to 5.2 percentage points between

German regions.

In the business enterprise sector (BES), regions

with a high R&D intensity (more than 3

%) were

mainly concentrated in Germany and

Figure 1: Top 20 EU regions in terms of R&D

expenditure as a percentage of GDP, all sectors

—

2005

2 477

1.2

3 055

1.5

6 896

3.4

832

0.4

7 854

3.9

1 697

0.8

3 669

1.8

2 680

1.3

1 667

0.8

2 040

1.0

3 303

1.6

3 018

1.5

1 388

0.6

1 231

0.6

3 296

1.6

2 430

1.1

1 221

0.6

14 506

7.2

2 342

1.2

4 242

2.1

E x c eptions to the referenc e y ear:

S ourc e: E uros tat R& D S tatis tic s

2004: % of G DP regions from A T and F R

2006: E UR M illion regions from A T and F I

Noord-B rabant (NL): National es tim ation and provis ional data

EUR

M illion

% of EU-27

% of G DP

5.81

5.39

5.25

4.79

4.75

4.46

4.29

4.15

4.00

3.94

3.89

3.82

3.60

3.59

3.53

3.35

3.21

3.11

3.11

3.01

0

2

4

6

B rauns c hweig (DE )

V äs ts verige (S E )

S tuttgart (DE )

P ohjois -S uom i (FI)

O berbay ern (DE )

S y ds verige (S E )

S toc k holm (S E )

M idi-P y rénées (F R)

Ö s tra M ellans verige (S E )

Tübingen (DE )

K arls ruhe (DE )

B erlin (DE )

Läns i-S uom i (FI)

Dres den (DE )

E telä-S uom i (FI)

W ien (A T)

S teierm ark (A T)

Île de F ranc e (F R)

Noord-B rabant (NL)

Darm s tadt (DE )

in northern Europe (Sweden, Finland and the

United Kingdom).

Praha (CZ) was the region with the highest

percentage of R&D personnel as a share of total

employment, with 4.8

%. Germany had five

regions in the top 20, making it the leading

country in terms of R&D personnel.

Regional disparities also appeared when looking

at R&D personnel as a share of total

employment. More than 4

percentage points

separated the top and bottom regions in the

Czech Republic, while the gap between Irish

regions was only 0.15 percentage points.

In 2005, the top 20 EU regions in terms of R&D

intensity were all above the 3

% target set by the

Lisbon strategy.

A first group of three regions registered more than

5

% of GDP devoted to R&D activities. With an R&D

intensity of 5.81

%, Braunschweig (DE) led the way

in terms of R&D expenditure as a share of GDP,

followed by Västsverige (SE) with 5.39

% and

Stuttgart (DE) with 5.25

%. A second group of six

regions registered R&D intensities between 4

% and

5

%, including Pohjois-Suomi (FI, 4.79

%),

Oberbayern (DE, 4.75

%), Sydsverige (SE, 4.46

%),

Stockholm (SE, 4.29

%), Midi-Pyrénées (FR, 4.15

%)

and Östra Mellansverige (SE, 4.0

%).The remaining

11 regions registered R&D intensities between 3

%

and 4

%.

In absolute terms, R&D expenditure was the highest

in Île-de-France, with more than EUR 14 million,

accounting for 7.2

% of total R&D expenditure in the

EU-27. The French capital region was followed by

two German regions, Oberbayern (EUR 7.8 million)

and Stuttgart (EUR 6.9 million), accounting for 3.9

%

and 3.4

% respectively of total R&D expenditure in

the EU-27.