| Characteristic | Innovation intensity |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% |
The chart is not accessible to screen readers. Please switch to the table view to access the data.
January 2025
Germany
2008 to 2023
Companies with at least 5 employees
The German innovation survey is carried out on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) by the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW, Mannheim) in cooperation with infas (Institute for Applied Social Science) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI). The survey is aimed at all companies in Germany with at least 5 employees. The definitions and measurement concepts correspond to the international standards of OECD and Eurostat. Every two years the innovation survey is part of the Europe-wide innovation survey (Community Innovation Survey - CIS) coordinated by Eurostat. All values ​​are extrapolated to the population of companies with 5 or more employees in Germany. Over 4,900 companies took part in the 2022 innovation survey.
* Planned number.









