R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Croatia in 2023 — 1.39%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 84. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 0.55 pp.
1999–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Croatia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.39 | −0.03 pp |
| 2022 | 1.42 | +0.18 pp |
| 2021 | 1.24 | +0.01 pp |
| 2020 | 1.24 | +0.16 pp |
| 2019 | 1.08 | +0.13 pp |
| 2018 | 0.95 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.84 | −0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.85 | +0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 0.82 | +0.06 pp |
| 2014 | 0.77 | −0.02 pp |
| 2013 | 0.79 | +0.06 pp |
| 2012 | 0.74 | +0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.73 | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 0.73 | −0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.83 | −0.05 pp |
| 2008 | 0.88 | +0.09 pp |
| 2007 | 0.78 | +0.05 pp |
| 2006 | 0.73 | −0.12 pp |
| 2005 | 0.85 | −0.17 pp |
| 2004 | 1.02 | +0.08 pp |
| 2003 | 0.94 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.94 | +0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 0.92 | −0.12 pp |
| 2000 | 1.04 | +0.21 pp |
| 1999 | 0.83 | — |
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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.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
