Research & development by business enterprise, researchers full time equivalent in Belgium

In Belgium, the research & development by business enterprise, researchers full time equivalent stands at 501,550, reflecting an increase of 30,929 (6.6%) compared to 2021.

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Date range: 1981 to 2022

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1,375

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R&D costs in current PPP $

223,394.62M

+38,534.31M

(2021)

Government R&D personnel labour costs as percentage of GDP

1.71%

+0.14%

(2021)

Higher Education R&D women researchers %

43.42%

+0.38%

(2021)

Non-profit R&D growth rate

-8.8%

+7%

(2022)

Business R&D financed by rest of the world in local currency

16,271.76M

+2,762.21M

(2021)

Government R&D financed by rest of the world in local currency

6,925.35M

+684.87M

(2021)

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Belgium Business R&D researchers FTE between 1981 and 2022

Period	Business R&D researchers FTE	Change
2022	501,550	+30,929
2021	470,621	+123,224
2020	347,398	+8,546
2019	338,851	+25,967
2018	312,884	+19,302
2017	293,582	-1,738
2016	295,320	+10,580
2015	284,740	+10,900
2014	273,840	+36,250
2013	237,590	+2,950
2012	234,640	+20,818
2011	213,822	+13,744
2010	200,078	+21,358
2009	178,720	+5,019
2008	173,701	-6,937
2007	180,639	+5,805
2006	174,833	+7,146
2005	167,687	+3,929
2004	163,759	+1,336
2003	162,423	-1,206
2002	163,629	-16,280
2001	179,909	+13,065
2000	166,844	+6,881
1999	159,963	+9,727
1998	150,236	+4,831
1997	145,405	+5,402
1996	140,003	+20,014
1995	119,989	+5,979
1994	114,010	+10,475
1993	103,535	+4,338
1992	99,197	+11,697
1991	87,500	+3,790
1989	83,710	-1,620
1988	85,330	+4,050
1987	81,280	+3,080
1986	78,200	+8,840
1985	69,360	+7,920
1984	61,440	+4,670
1983	56,770	+150
1982	56,620	+5,100
1981	51,520