Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 479.2 | 491.5 | 498.9 | 442.2 | |||||||
| Georgia | 136.6 | 191.6 | 173.3 | 190.9 | 195.4 | 241.6 | |||||
| Greece | 752.8 | 585.1 | |||||||||
| Republic of Moldova | 93.0 | 80.6 | 66.3 | 65.7 | 73.6 | 68.6 | 67.5 | 73.5 | 70.8 | 60.4 | |
| Romania | 292.8 | 233.4 | 153.3 | 252.4 | 251.9 | 248.0 | 225.1 | 267.4 | 275.4 | 278.8 | |
| Russian Federation | 570.3 | 516.8 | 474.2 | 490.5 | 475.2 | 483.3 | 496.6 | 483.6 | 460.9 | 451.2 | 437.8 |
| Serbia | 334.8 | 300.0 | 312.5 | 324.7 | 350.8 | 420.3 | 430.9 | 410.8 | 412.0 | ||
| Turkey | 37.3 | 70.0 | 143.1 | 172.3 | 190.0 | 198.0 | 208.3 | 220.5 | 316.2 | 353.7 | |
| Ukraine | 285.0 | 262.5 | 238.1 | 216.6 | 190.8 | 186.7 | 178.1 | 159.6 | 150.1 |