Portugal is the 9th country that contributed the least to research in 2121 – Jornal Universitário do Porto
Last year, investment in research in the European Union rose to 244 euros per person, an increase of 33% compared to other previous years, more precisely compared to 2011, where, according to the Eurostat, the value reached 184 euros per person.
The countries with the highest investment in research were: Luxembourg, with 689 euros, Denmark, with 530 euros and Germany, with 471 euros per person. On the other hand, the European countries with the lowest investment were: Romania, with 19 euros, Bularia with 24 euros, Latvia, with 45 euros, and Hungary, with 60 euros per person.
It is also important to consider the evolution of investments in some European countries for research. In the case of some European countries with less investment, compared to 2011, Latvia increased their investment by 14 euros, in Greece the investment went from 58 euros to Hungary152 euros and in Hungary the investment increased from 30 euros to 60 euros per person. On the other hand, in Spain, the investment to 155 euros per person, compared to the year 20.
With regard to Portugal, according to the News Diarythe european country invested 75.6 euros per person in 2021. Although Portugal is below the European Union average of 244 euros, it suffered an evolution compared to the 72 euros per person that did not present a previous year.
This study reveals the economic investment of European countries for competition, as well as for the comfort of citizens, revealing how these funds are “foundations for many policies at European and national level“. In total, investment in research by European countries rose to €109.25 billion, which corresponds to 0.8% of GDP. Thus, there is an increase of 6% in relation to 2020 and of 35% in relation to 2011.
Written by Catarina Almeida
Review by Carina Seabra