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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Cyprus

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Cyprus in 2023 — 0.68%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 84. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 0.48 pp.

2023 0.68% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 47of 84
Period maximum 0.83%2020
Period minimum 0.2%1998

Trend over time

1998–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Cyprus, 1998–202300.250.50.7511998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0.2%1999: 0.22%2000: 0.23%2001: 0.24%2002: 0.28%2003: 0.32%2004: 0.34%2005: 0.37%2006: 0.38%2007: 0.4%2008: 0.39%2009: 0.44%2010: 0.44%2011: 0.45%2012: 0.44%2013: 0.48%2014: 0.51%2015: 0.48%2016: 0.52%2017: 0.54%2018: 0.61%2019: 0.7%2020: 0.83%2021: 0.78%2022: 0.7%2023: 0.68%
Change over the period: +0.48 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 0.68%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.68 −0.02 pp
2022 0.7 −0.07 pp
2021 0.78 −0.05 pp
2020 0.83 +0.12 pp
2019 0.7 +0.09 pp
2018 0.61 +0.07 pp
2017 0.54 +0.02 pp
2016 0.52 +0.04 pp
2015 0.48 −0.04 pp
2014 0.51 +0.03 pp
2013 0.48 +0.05 pp
2012 0.44 −0.01 pp
2011 0.45 +0.01 pp
2010 0.44 −0 pp
2009 0.44 +0.06 pp
2008 0.39 −0.01 pp
2007 0.4 +0.02 pp
2006 0.38 +0.02 pp
2005 0.37 +0.03 pp
2004 0.34 +0.02 pp
2003 0.32 +0.04 pp
2002 0.28 +0.04 pp
2001 0.24 +0.01 pp
2000 0.23 +0.01 pp
1999 0.22 +0.01 pp
1998 0.2

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.