South Korea - 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) - 2005 to 2019

Since 2014, South Korea 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 increased 2.5% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 4 among 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 at 220,365.93 Full-Time Equivalent. South Korea is overtaken by Germany, which was ranked number 3 with 279,578 Full-Time Equivalent and is followed by Taiwan with 158,705.39 Full-Time Equivalent. China ranked the highest with 1,728,958.4 Full-Time Equivalent in 2019, +3% versus 2018. Estonia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +14.3% per year, while Finland was the worst growing country at -5% per year.