EKT produces the official statistics on business innovation in Greece and contributes to the understanding of the country's innovation potential.
72,6%
the innovative enterprises in Greece for the period 2018-2020
20,3%
the percentage of sales in total turnover from innovative products
20.5%
of enterprises form business partnerships to develop product or process innovation
At 72.6% the percentage of innovative enterprises for the period 2018-2020
The percentage of innovative enterprises in Greece for the period 2018-2020 reached 72.6% compared to 60.3% for the period 2016-2018, showing an increase of 12.3 percentage points.
Large increase in innovation in Industry & Services for the period 2018-2020
In the Industry sector, the ratio of innovative enterprises in the period 2018-2020 amounts to 72.1%, compared to 62.4% in the period 2016-2018, showing an increase of 9.7 percentage points. The highest ratio of innovative enterprises (72.9%) is recorded in the Manufacturing sector.
In the Services sector, the ratio of innovative enterprises in the 2018-2020 period amounts to 72.9%, compared to 58.9% in the 2016-2018 period, showing an increase of 14 percentage points. The highest ratio of innovative enterprises (78.9%) is recorded in the "Financial and Insurance Activities" sector.
Increase in product innovation for the period 2018-2020
In the period 2018-2020, the percentage of enterprises in Greece with product innovation amounted to 48.4%, compared to 42.5% in the period 2016-2018, showing an increase of 5.9 percentage points. Compared to the first reference period of 2010-2012, this percentage is more than double.