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Rank EU regions by any indicator

Top 100 NUTS-3 regions across all 31 countries for any of 109 indicators. Latest period, EU-wide percentile. Pick an indicator, direction, and optional country.

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Showing R&D expenditure as % of GDP · 100 regions · unit PERCENT · period 2023 · Download CSV

#RegionCountryValueEU pctl
1Arr. NivellesBE310Belgium8.7%
100
2Heilbronn, LandkreisDE118Germany7.3%
99
3EsslingenDE113Germany7.3%
99
4BöblingenDE112Germany7.3%
99
5Main-Tauber-KreisDE11BGermany7.3%
99
6Schwäbisch HallDE11AGermany7.3%
99
7HeidenheimDE11CGermany7.3%
99
8LudwigsburgDE115Germany7.3%
99
9Stuttgart, StadtkreisDE111Germany7.3%
99
10Heilbronn, StadtkreisDE117Germany7.3%
99
11Rems-Murr-KreisDE116Germany7.3%
99
12HohenlohekreisDE119Germany7.3%
99
13GöppingenDE114Germany7.3%
99
14OstalbkreisDE11DGermany7.3%
99
15Braunschweig, Kreisfreie StadtDE911Germany5.9%
98
16Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie StadtDE913Germany5.9%
98
17Salzgitter, Kreisfreie StadtDE912Germany5.9%
98
18NortheimDE918Germany5.9%
98
19GifhornDE914Germany5.9%
98
20WolfenbüttelDE91BGermany5.9%
98
21PeineDE91AGermany5.9%
98
22GöttingenDE91CGermany5.9%
98
23HelmstedtDE917Germany5.9%
98
24GoslarDE916Germany5.9%
98
25Pforzheim, StadtkreisDE129Germany5.9%
97
26EnzkreisDE12BGermany5.9%
97
27Karlsruhe, LandkreisDE123Germany5.9%
97
28RastattDE124Germany5.9%
97
29Mannheim, StadtkreisDE126Germany5.9%
97
30Heidelberg, StadtkreisDE125Germany5.9%
97
31FreudenstadtDE12CGermany5.9%
97
32Rhein-Neckar-KreisDE128Germany5.9%
97
33Karlsruhe, StadtkreisDE122Germany5.9%
97
34CalwDE12AGermany5.9%
97
35Neckar-Odenwald-KreisDE127Germany5.9%
97
36Baden-Baden, StadtkreisDE121Germany5.9%
97
37Västra Götalands länSE232Sweden5.6%
97
38Hallands länSE231Sweden5.6%
97
39Westliche ObersteiermarkAT226Austria5.3%
96
40West- und SüdsteiermarkAT225Austria5.3%
96
41LiezenAT222Austria5.3%
96
42OststeiermarkAT224Austria5.3%
96
43Östliche ObersteiermarkAT223Austria5.3%
96
44GrazAT221Austria5.3%
96
45DonnersbergkreisDEB3DGermany5.3%
94
46GermersheimDEB3EGermany5.3%
94
47Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie StadtDEB3AGermany5.3%
94
48Worms, Kreisfreie StadtDEB39Germany5.3%
94
49Kaiserslautern, LandkreisDEB3FGermany5.3%
94
50Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie StadtDEB34Germany5.3%
94
51Südliche WeinstraßeDEB3HGermany5.3%
94
52Speyer, Kreisfreie StadtDEB38Germany5.3%
94
53KuselDEB3GGermany5.3%
94
54Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie StadtDEB36Germany5.3%
94
55Mainz, Kreisfreie StadtDEB35Germany5.3%
94
56Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie StadtDEB32Germany5.3%
94
57Mainz-BingenDEB3JGermany5.3%
94
58SüdwestpfalzDEB3KGermany5.3%
94
59Alzey-WormsDEB3BGermany5.3%
94
60Rhein-Pfalz-KreisDEB3IGermany5.3%
94
61Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtDEB37Germany5.3%
94
62Bad DürkheimDEB3CGermany5.3%
94
63Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie StadtDEB33Germany5.3%
94
64Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie StadtDEB31Germany5.3%
94
65Bad Tölz-WolfratshausenDE216Germany5.2%
92
66FreisingDE21BGermany5.2%
92
67Neuburg-SchrobenhausenDE21IGermany5.2%
92
68AltöttingDE214Germany5.2%
92
69DachauDE217Germany5.2%
92
70München, LandkreisDE21HGermany5.2%
92
71Rosenheim, LandkreisDE21KGermany5.2%
92
72Weilheim-SchongauDE21NGermany5.2%
92
73Rosenheim, Kreisfreie StadtDE213Germany5.2%
92
74Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie StadtDE211Germany5.2%
92
75MiesbachDE21FGermany5.2%
92
76Berchtesgadener LandDE215Germany5.2%
92
77FürstenfeldbruckDE21CGermany5.2%
92
78StarnbergDE21LGermany5.2%
92
79Garmisch-PartenkirchenDE21DGermany5.2%
92
80ErdingDE21AGermany5.2%
92
81Mühldorf a. InnDE21GGermany5.2%
92
82EbersbergDE218Germany5.2%
92
83EichstättDE219Germany5.2%
92
84Pfaffenhofen a. d. IlmDE21JGermany5.2%
92
85München, Kreisfreie StadtDE212Germany5.2%
92
86Landsberg am LechDE21EGermany5.2%
92
87TraunsteinDE21MGermany5.2%
92
88Arr. LeuvenBE242Belgium5.2%
92
89Arr. Halle-VilvoordeBE241Belgium5.2%
92
90Trøndelag/TrööndelageNO060Norway4.8%
92
91Københavns omegnDK012Denmark4.6%
92
92NordsjællandDK013Denmark4.6%
92
93Byen KøbenhavnDK011Denmark4.6%
92
94BornholmDK014Denmark4.6%
92
95Västmanlands länSE125Sweden4.4%
91
96Östergötlands länSE123Sweden4.4%
91
97Uppsala länSE121Sweden4.4%
91
98Södermanlands länSE122Sweden4.4%
91
99Örebro länSE124Sweden4.4%
91
100Arr. TurnhoutBE213Belgium4.1%
90
Source: Eurostat (no-auth, CC-BY 4.0). NUTS-2-sourced indicators are replicated to NUTS-3 children.