The research & development by business enterprise, total r&d personnel full time equivalent in Bulgaria currently stands at 14,762, which is 1,706 (13.1%) higher than 2021.
Research & development by business enterprise, total R&D personnel full time equivalent in Bulgaria
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R&D costs in current PPP $
14,496.45M
+839.51M
(2021)
Government R&D personnel labour costs as percentage of GDP
0.55%
-0.02%
(2021)
Higher Education R&D women researchers %
54.92%
+1.04%
(2021)
Non-profit R&D growth rate
-13.9%
+1.17%
(2022)
Business R&D financed by rest of the world in local currency
3,822.01M
+281.74M
(2021)
Government R&D financed by rest of the world in local currency
220.83M
+12.71M
(2021)
Bulgaria Business R&D personnel FTE between 1993 and 2022
| Period | Business R&D personnel FTE | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,762 | +1,706 |
| 2021 | 13,056 | -607 |
| 2020 | 13,663 | -163 |
| 2019 | 13,826 | +716 |
| 2018 | 13,110 | +2,375 |
| 2017 | 10,735 | -518 |
| 2016 | 11,253 | +1,773 |
| 2015 | 9,480 | +4,049 |
| 2014 | 5,431 | +1,578 |
| 2013 | 3,853 | +846 |
| 2012 | 3,007 | +568 |
| 2011 | 2,439 | -339 |
| 2010 | 2,778 | -557 |
| 2009 | 3,335 | +484 |
| 2008 | 2,851 | +429 |
| 2007 | 2,422 | -41 |
| 2006 | 2,463 | +401 |
| 2005 | 2,062 | -96 |
| 2004 | 2,158 | +67 |
| 2003 | 2,091 | +420 |
| 2002 | 1,671 | -211 |
| 2001 | 1,882 | -255 |
| 2000 | 2,137 | -306 |
| 1999 | 2,443 | -959 |
| 1998 | 3,402 | +80 |
| 1997 | 3,322 | -378 |
| 1996 | 3,700 | -309 |
| 1995 | 4,009 | -269 |
| 1994 | 4,278 | -5,406 |
| 1993 | 9,684 |