Science & Technology in Italy 126 indicators covering science & technology for Italy. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 2,855 2023 up 49.0% 35th Research & development spending as a share of GDP 1.4% 2023 up 6.6% 33rd Medical technology availability 42.51 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2024 up 28.2% 9th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 292.53 Number 2012 down 43.6% 10th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 86.0% 2024 down 1.5% 48th Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 49.5% 2019 up 208.3% 43rd R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers 92,980 Persons 2023 up 76.4% 9th Number of R&D researchers per million people 2,855 per million people 2023 up 49.0% 34th Researchers (HC) - % Female 37.5% 2023 up 4.9% 68th GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 30,415 Million euro 2024 up 39.6% 10th GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 30,415 Million euro 2024 up 39.6% 10th Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 7,746 Megawatt 2024 down 65.8% 8th R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 351,433 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 40.9% 10th R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 351,433 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 40.9% 10th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 42.9% 2023 up 6.4% 60th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 50.7% 2023 up 9.0% 37th Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and 11,460 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.6% 7th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 25.2% 2023 up 17.3% 58th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 4,148 Number 2017 down 15.8% 10th Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 229,079 Head count 2023 up 39.7% 12th Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 229,079 Head count 2023 up 39.7% 12th Researchers (FTE) - % Female 37.6% 2023 up 3.9% 50th Individuals - internet use 90.3% 2025 up 37.7% 35th Individuals - frequency of internet use 89.1% 2025 up 40.6% 38th Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors 4,767 Number 2025 up 19.6% 6th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 44.9% 2023 up 4.4% 41st Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 49.5% 2023 up 6.3% 33rd Share of female researchers by sector of performance 37.5% 2023 up 5.0% 29th Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 3 patents 2023 up 50.0% 17th Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 3 patents 2023 down 90.0% 18th Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 33,896 Gigawatt-hour 2024 up 13.0% 2nd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 57.1% 2023 up 10.0% 11th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 25.4% 2023 up 15.8% 42nd National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 1,223 Million euro 2024 up 64.9% 2nd Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 3,004 Number 2013 down 23.3% 13th Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 37.62 Number 2021 up 23.3% 9th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 738.34 Number 2013 down 17.3% 8th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 57.5% 2023 up 9.1% 9th Internet access by NACE Rev. 2 activity 99.2% 2025 up 0.2% 21st High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 301 Number 2013 down 41.6% 18th Type of connections to the internet by NACE Rev. 2 activity 97.9% 2025 up 5.1% 11th Mobile broadband internet traffic 19 Exabyte 2025 up 2,576.1% 1st Broadband internet coverage by technology 99.8% 2025 up 1.4% 2nd Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 1,761 Number 2012 down 51.3% 8th Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 143.43 Number 2012 down 76.3% 16th Medical technology - historical data 2,373 Number 2021 up 22.5% 2nd Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 2.9% 2025 down 58.6% 7th Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 14.5% 2025 down 55.2% 3rd Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 14.5% 2025 down 55.2% 3rd Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 390.95 Number 2013 down 4.9% 10th High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of 8.0% 2022 up 25.8% 22nd R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 1.9% 2023 down 33.2% 5th Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications 34.4% 2023 up 0.6% 24th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 27.1 Number 2013 down 46.2% 10th Internet purchases by individuals 43.8% 2025 up 39.4% 36th Financial activities over the internet 11.7% 2024 — 25th Fixed broadband internet traffic 76.27 Exabyte 2025 up 782.8% 3rd Internet purchases by individuals 28.1% 2019 up 260.4% 38th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies 1,280 Number 2012 down 30.7% 7th Internet purchases - 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