CHAPTER 5
Table 5.1: A large share of companies in Europe innovate, less so in the east SMEs innovating in-house
Innovative SMEs collaborating with others
Total innovating SMEs
SMEs introducing product or process innovation
SMEs introducing marketing/ organizational innovation
Total share of innovating enterprises
All types of cooperation
Cooperation with United States
Cooperation with China and India
CIS
CIS
IUS
IUS
IUS
IUS
IUS
CIS
CIS
Denmark
40.8
22.7
63.5
37.6
40.0
51.9
56.8
Finland
38.6
15.3
53.9
41.8
31.5
52.2
36.9
11.1
6.7
Ireland
38.8
9.8
48.6
27.3
41.6
56.5
24.1
2.5
2.8
Sweden
37.0
16.5
53.5
40.6
36.7
53.7
39.9
11.2
7.3
25.1
31.1
45.6
United Kingdom
25.0
EU15 North
38.8
17.9
54.9
34.5
36.2
52.0
39.4
8.3
5.6
Austria
34.4
14.7
49.1
39.6
42.8
56.2
38.8
3.1
1.8
Belgium
40.2
22.2
62.5
44.0
44.1
58.1
48.8
9.4
5.8
France
30.0
13.5
43.5
32.1
38.5
50.2
42.4
5.2
2.4
Germany
46.0
9.0
55.0
53.6
68.2
79.9
20.7
2.4
1.3
Luxembourg
37.4
12.3
49.7
41.5
53.0
64.7
30.1
8.7
3.7
Netherlands
26.3
13.0
39.2
31.6
28.6
44.9
40.2
7.4
3.1
EU15 Continental
35.7
14.1
49.8
40.4
45.9
59.0
36.8
6.0
3.0
Greece
32.7
13.3
46.0
37.3
51.3
Italy
34.1
6.0
40.1
36.9
40.6
53.2
16.2
1.3
0.8
Portugal
34.1
13.3
47.4
47.7
43.8
57.8
28.4
1.8
1.1
Spain
22.1
5.3
27.4
27.5
30.4
43.5
18.7
1.0
0.4
EU15 South
30.8
9.5
40.2
37.4
41.5
51.5
21.1
1.4
0.8
Bulgaria
17.1
3.5
20.6
20.7
17.4
30.8
16.6
1.1
0.5
Cyprus
41.6
21.3
62.9
42.2
47.3
56.1
51.4
3.6
3.2
Czech Republic
29.6
11.3
40.9
34.9
45.9
56.0
32.9
2.8
2.0
Estonia
34.0
22.3
56.3
43.9
34.1
56.4
48.6
2.7
1.4
Hungary
12.6
7.2
19.8
16.8
20.5
28.9
41.3
3.1
2.7
Latvia
14.4
3.3
17.7
17.2
14.0
24.3
16.6
1.2
0.1
Lithuania
19.4
8.0
27.4
21.9
21.4
30.3
38.7
4.5
2.6
Malta
21.6
5.2
26.8
25.9
25.6
37.4
19.8
3.1
2.0
Poland
13.8
6.4
20.2
17.6
18.7
27.9
39.3
4.2
2.0
Romania
16.7
2.3
18.9
18.0
25.8
33.3
13.8
1.4
0.8
Slovak Republic
15.0
5.8
20.7
19.0
28.3
36.1
32.2
4.0
3.5
Slovenia EU12
14.2 21.4
Iceland
9.2
31.0
39.4
50.3
48.0
6.6
4.1
30.2
25.8
28.2
39.0
33.3
3.2
2.1
30.8
49.2
35.1
4.3
2.2
14.1
Norway
25.4
13.1
38.5
28.9
Switzerland
28.2
9.4
37.6
57.0
EFTA
26.8
12.2
38.1
43.0
30.8
49.2
35.1
4.3
2.2
Croatia
25.6
11.9
37.5
31.5
32.5
44.2
38.1
2.3
1.1
44.2
38.1
2.3
1.1
Macedonia, FYR
11.3
9.6
20.9
39.2
30.8
Serbia
27.8
3.5
31.3
18.3
18.1
Turkey
28.2
5.3
33.5
29.5
50.3
EU candidates
23.2
7.6
30.8
29.6
32.9
Note: Data refer to different years by country and data source. Source: European Commission 2011b; and sixth Community Innovation Survey (CIS).
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