R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Denmark in 2023 — 3.05%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 1.24 pp.
1996–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Denmark
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.05 | +0.18 pp |
| 2022 | 2.87 | +0.12 pp |
| 2021 | 2.74 | −0.22 pp |
| 2020 | 2.97 | +0.06 pp |
| 2019 | 2.91 | −0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 2.98 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 2.94 | −0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 3.1 | +0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 3.06 | +0.15 pp |
| 2014 | 2.92 | −0.05 pp |
| 2013 | 2.96 | −0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 2.98 | +0.04 pp |
| 2011 | 2.94 | +0.03 pp |
| 2010 | 2.91 | −0.13 pp |
| 2009 | 3.04 | +0.28 pp |
| 2008 | 2.76 | +0.25 pp |
| 2007 | 2.51 | +0.11 pp |
| 2006 | 2.4 | +0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 2.39 | −0.03 pp |
| 2004 | 2.41 | −0.09 pp |
| 2003 | 2.51 | +0.07 pp |
| 2002 | 2.44 | +0.12 pp |
| 2001 | 2.32 | +0.14 pp |
| 2000 | 2.19 | +0.06 pp |
| 1999 | 2.13 | +0.12 pp |
| 1998 | 2.01 | +0.12 pp |
| 1997 | 1.89 | +0.08 pp |
| 1996 | 1.81 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
