R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — CIS

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the CIS in 2024 — 0.78%. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 0.21 pp.

2024 0.78% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.15%2003
Period minimum 0.77%2023

Trend over time

1997–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — CIS, 1997–20240.70.80.911.11.219972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 0.98%1998: 0.87%1999: 0.91%2000: 0.93%2001: 1.05%2002: 1.11%2003: 1.15%2004: 1.04%2005: 0.97%2006: 0.96%2007: 1%2008: 0.93%2009: 1.08%2010: 0.97%2011: 0.88%2012: 0.89%2013: 0.89%2014: 0.91%2015: 0.89%2016: 0.91%2017: 0.94%2018: 0.84%2019: 0.87%2020: 0.91%2021: 0.82%2022: 0.78%2023: 0.77%2024: 0.78%
Change over the period: −0.21 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.78 +0 pp
2023 0.77 −0.01 pp
2022 0.78 −0.04 pp
2021 0.82 −0.09 pp
2020 0.91 +0.04 pp
2019 0.87 +0.03 pp
2018 0.84 −0.1 pp
2017 0.94 +0.03 pp
2016 0.91 +0.02 pp
2015 0.89 −0.01 pp
2014 0.91 +0.02 pp
2013 0.89 −0.01 pp
2012 0.89 +0.01 pp
2011 0.88 −0.09 pp
2010 0.97 −0.11 pp
2009 1.08 +0.15 pp
2008 0.93 −0.07 pp
2007 1 +0.04 pp
2006 0.96 −0 pp
2005 0.97 −0.07 pp
2004 1.04 −0.11 pp
2003 1.15 +0.03 pp
2002 1.11 +0.06 pp
2001 1.05 +0.12 pp
2000 0.93 +0.03 pp
1999 0.91 +0.03 pp
1998 0.87 −0.11 pp
1997 0.98

About the indicator

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.