Science & Technology in Portugal 125 indicators covering science & technology for Portugal. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 5,983 2023 up 65.9% 12th Research & development spending as a share of GDP 1.7% 2023 up 28.1% 24th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 10.29 Number 2012 up 131.8% 26th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 91.4% 2024 up 4.6% 33rd Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 63.3% 2019 up 196.1% 39th R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions — Researchers 51,877 Persons 2023 up 151.6% 13th Number of R&D researchers per million people 5,983 per million people 2023 up 65.9% 11th Researchers (HC) - % Female 42.7% 2023 down 6.0% 47th GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 5,020 Million euro 2024 up 124.9% 28th GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 5,020 Million euro 2024 up 124.9% 28th Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 184.25 Megawatt 2024 down 90.1% 39th R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 84,012 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 79.2% 22nd R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 84,012 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 79.2% 22nd Technicians in R&D 780.06 per million people 2017 up 92.2% 21st Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher 50.7% 2023 up 4.8% 29th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 62.4% 2023 up 5.2% 6th Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and 2,730 Thousand persons 2025 up 41.8% 17th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 30.6% 2023 down 12.7% 37th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 142.23 Number 2017 up 14.9% 37th Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 125,348 Head count 2024 up 59.2% 18th Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 125,348 Head count 2024 up 59.2% 18th Researchers (FTE) - % Female 41.9% 2023 down 6.4% 37th Individuals - internet use 89.5% 2025 up 30.3% 41st Individuals - frequency of internet use 88.4% 2025 up 36.1% 44th Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors 368 Number 2025 up 161.0% 20th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 51.4% 2023 up 2.8% 21st Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 60.1% 2023 up 4.0% 6th Share of female researchers by sector of performance 43.3% 2024 down 2.2% 14th Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 4 patents 2021 down 50.0% 11th Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies 1 patents 2023 down 90.0% 36th Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 8,315 Gigawatt-hour 2024 up 20.2% 7th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) 52.4% 2023 up 15.9% 17th Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 29.9% 2023 up 1.2% 29th National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 51.98 Million euro 2025 up 50.5% 17th Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 110.08 Number 2013 up 92.5% 38th Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials 0 Number 2021 down 100.0% 37th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 37.2 Number 2013 up 202.7% 33rd Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (FTE) 52.7% 2023 up 17.3% 15th Internet access by NACE Rev. 2 activity 99.2% 2025 up 1.5% 19th High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 16.15 Number 2013 up 40.3% 37th Type of connections to the internet by NACE Rev. 2 activity 95.8% 2025 up 3.5% 19th Mobile broadband internet traffic 2.08 Exabyte 2025 up 2,868.6% 19th Broadband internet coverage by technology 80.0% 2025 down 6.4% 18th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 23.5 Number 2012 down 25.6% 40th Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 4.33 Number 2012 down 37.2% 39th Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at 2.1% 2025 down 71.2% 12th Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 8.8% 2025 down 66.7% 17th Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for 8.8% 2025 down 66.7% 17th Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 30.58 Number 2013 up 336.9% 32nd High-tech exports - Exports of high technology products as a share of 5.2% 2022 up 57.0% 34th R&D personnel in ICT sector as % of total R&D personnel by NACE Rev. 0.3% 2023 down 7.9% 29th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 1.47 Number 2011 up 855.8% 39th Internet purchases by individuals 49.6% 2025 up 40.7% 35th Financial activities over the internet 12.6% 2025 up 66.3% 20th Fixed broadband internet traffic 17.79 Exabyte 2025 up 882.9% 8th Internet purchases by individuals 28.2% 2019 up 190.9% 37th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies 41.41 Number 2012 up 63.9% 23rd Internet purchases - goods or services 35.8% 2024 — 29th Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent 11.84 Number 2012 up 30.1% 21st High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other 7.47 Number 2012 up 303.8% 24th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →