South Korea - Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products

Since 2014, South Korea Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products increased 0.3% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 4 among other countries in Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products with 113,253.3 Full-Time Equivalent. South Korea is overtaken by Taiwan, which was ranked number 3 at 135,011.57 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Germany with 56,965 Full-Time Equivalent. China lead the ranking with 554,042.1 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, that is a growth of 2.7% compared to 2018. Turkey witnessed the best average annual growth at +21.8% per year, while Finland recorded the worst performance at -8.7% per year.

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Date Units (Full-Time Equivalent)
2019 113,253.30
2018 112,005.20
2017 108,217.70
2016 104,151.61
2015 109,635.95
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How does South Korea rank in Total Internal R&D Personnel in Manufacture of Computer, Electronic and Optical Products?

# 33 Countries Units (Full-Time Equivalent) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
554,042 2019 +2.7 % +2.7 % View data
2 #2
Japan
152,838 2019 -2.1 % -1.0 % View data
3 #3
Taiwan
135,012 2019 +3.1 % +2.7 % View data
4 #4
South Korea
113,253 2019 +1.1 % +0.3 % View data
5 #5
Germany
56,965 2019 +0.3 % -0.2 % View data
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