France - Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, Computer, Electronic and Optical Products, Electrical Equipment, Machinery, Motor Vehicles and Other Transport Equipment

Units (Full-Time Equivalent) - 2007 to 2017

Since 2012, France Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, Computer, Electronic and Optical Products, Electrical Equipment, Machinery, Motor Vehicles and Other Transport Equipment jumped by 1.4% year on year. At 89,357 Full-Time Equivalent in 2017, the country was ranked number 6 comparing other countries in Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacture of Fabricated Metal Products, Computer, Electronic and Optical Products, Electrical Equipment, Machinery, Motor Vehicles and Other Transport Equipment. France is overtaken by Taiwan, which was ranked number 5 at 158,705.39 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Italy at 80,035.7 Full-Time Equivalent. China ranked the highest with 1,728,958.4 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, a growth of 3% versus 2018. Japan, Germany and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Estonia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +14.3% per year, while Finland witnessed the worst performance at -5% per year.