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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Czechia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Czechia in 2023 — 1.83%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.95 pp.

2023 1.83% −0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 21of 84
Period maximum 1.95%2020
Period minimum 0.88%1996

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Czechia, 1996–20230.511.5219961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.88%1997: 0.98%1998: 1.05%1999: 1.04%2000: 1.1%2001: 1.09%2002: 1.09%2003: 1.14%2004: 1.14%2005: 1.16%2006: 1.23%2007: 1.3%2008: 1.24%2009: 1.29%2010: 1.31%2011: 1.53%2012: 1.76%2013: 1.87%2014: 1.94%2015: 1.91%2016: 1.65%2017: 1.75%2018: 1.88%2019: 1.9%2020: 1.95%2021: 1.93%2022: 1.89%2023: 1.83%
Change over the period: +0.95 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Czechia 1.83%
World 2.6%
Eastern Europe computed 1.08%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.83 −0.06 pp
2022 1.89 −0.04 pp
2021 1.93 −0.01 pp
2020 1.95 +0.05 pp
2019 1.9 +0.02 pp
2018 1.88 +0.13 pp
2017 1.75 +0.09 pp
2016 1.65 −0.25 pp
2015 1.91 −0.04 pp
2014 1.94 +0.08 pp
2013 1.87 +0.11 pp
2012 1.76 +0.22 pp
2011 1.53 +0.22 pp
2010 1.31 +0.02 pp
2009 1.29 +0.05 pp
2008 1.24 −0.06 pp
2007 1.3 +0.07 pp
2006 1.23 +0.07 pp
2005 1.16 +0.02 pp
2004 1.14 −0 pp
2003 1.14 +0.05 pp
2002 1.09 −0 pp
2001 1.09 −0.01 pp
2000 1.1 +0.06 pp
1999 1.04 −0.01 pp
1998 1.05 +0.07 pp
1997 0.98 +0.1 pp
1996 0.88

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.