Source: The 2020 EU Industrial R&D Investment ScoreboardURL: https://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/scoreboard/2020-eu-industrial-rd-investment-scoreboard

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8.9%

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€4819.1

€188.9

€4917.5

€347.7

€3174.5

€114.9

€3608.2

€118.8

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€904.2

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12.08.910.9 16.856.4

EU*WORLD US JAPAN CHINA

Global R&D investment €188.9 billion

904.2 billion worldwide

€133.9 bnRest of the World**

€114.9 bnJapan

€347.7 bnUS

€118.8 bnChina

EU*

By sector (World)By sector (EU)

23.1%ICT Producers

20.5%Health Industries

16.9%ICT Services

5.5%Industrials

2.6%Chemicals

2.3%Aerospace & Defence

IndustrialsICT ProducersHealth IndustriesAutomobiles & other transport ICT ServicesChemicalsAerospace & Defence Others

16.3%Automobiles &other transport

12.9%Others

14.2%ICT Producers

16.2%Health Industries

6.9%ICT Services

6.4%Industrials

2.9%Chemicals

4.3%Aerospace& Defence

34.7%Automobiles &other transport

11.1%Others

2500companies

775US

309Japan

536China

459Rest of the World**

421 EU companies

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE - 2500 WORLD'S TOP R&D INVESTORSTHE 2020 EU INDUSTRIAL R&D INVESTMENT SCOREBOARD

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5.6%+€188.9 bn€178.7 bn

2018 2019

Worldwide, Industrial R&D investments increased by

€828.1 bn €904.2 bn2018 2019

+ 8.9%

The number of employees by the 2500 companies shows a little increase (+0.8%).

The 2020 Scoreboard comprises the 2500 companies investing the largest sums in R&D in the world in 2019. These companies, based in 43 countries, each invested over €34.7 million in R&D for a total of €904.2 billion which is approximately 90% of the world's business-funded R&D.

The world map includes only countries with at least 10 companies

€33.8 bnFrance

€20.3 bnNetherlands

€9.3 bnIreland

€5.9 bnItaly

€4.7 bnSpain

€6.5 bnOther 9 EU countries

€86.6 bnGermany

€10.1 bnSweden

€6.0 bnDenmark

€5.7 bnFinland

R&D is very much concentrated by country. The top 3, top 5 and top 10 countries account respectively for 64%, 78% and 92% of the total R&D investment.

The 421 EU companies invested €188.9 bn in R&D, an important increase in this period (5.6%), at a faster pace than in the previous year.

The four largest R&D investing sectors (ICT producers, Health industries, Automobiles & other transport and ICT services) account for 77% of the total R&D of the 2500 companies

EU* R&D INVESTMENTS BY MEMBER STATES

The 2500 companies raised their total R&D by a substantial 8.9% over the previous year, the tenth consecutive year of significant increases.

Worldwide, net sales continued the positive trend shown in the past year, although at a lower rate than in the past.

EU* companies investments in R&D increased by 5.6% in one year

*The European Union (EU) includes 27 EU Member States

*The European Union (EU) includes 27 EU Member States

*The European Union (EU) includes 27 EU Member States

JAPAN309

CANADA30

US775

EU421

SWITZERLAND58

ISRAEL22

CHINA536

SOUTH KOREA59

TAIWAN88

INDIA29

AUSTRALIA11

NORWAY10

UK121

IRELAND28

BELGIUM14

LUXEMBURG7

AUSTRIA 16

PORTUGAL3

FRANCE68

SPAIN14

ITALY24

GREECE1

MALTA1

SLOVENIA 1

HUNGARY 1POLAND 1

GERMANY 124

DENMARK 32

SWEDEN32 FINLAND

16

NETHERLANDS38

(Belgium, Austria, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland, Greece, Malta)

38.5% 12.7% 14.8%13.1%20.9%38.5% 12.7% 14.8%13.1%20.9%

** The rest of the world (RoW) group comprises companies from UK (121),Taiwan (83), South Korea (59), Switzerland (58), Canada (30), India (29), Israel (21) and companies based in a further 15 countries.