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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — EAEU

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the EAEU in 2024 — 0.83%. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 0.16 pp.

2024 0.83% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 1.19%2003
Period minimum 0.82%2022

Trend over time

1997–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — EAEU, 1997–20240.80.911.11.219972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 0.99%1998: 0.88%1999: 0.92%2000: 0.97%2001: 1.09%2002: 1.15%2003: 1.19%2004: 1.07%2005: 0.99%2006: 0.99%2007: 1.04%2008: 0.97%2009: 1.14%2010: 1.02%2011: 0.93%2012: 0.94%2013: 0.93%2014: 0.96%2015: 0.96%2016: 0.98%2017: 0.99%2018: 0.89%2019: 0.92%2020: 0.97%2021: 0.86%2022: 0.82%2023: 0.83%2024: 0.83%
Change over the period: −0.16 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — EAEU, by year EAEU All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.83 +0 pp
2023 0.83 +0 pp
2022 0.82 −0.04 pp
2021 0.86 −0.1 pp
2020 0.97 +0.04 pp
2019 0.92 +0.04 pp
2018 0.89 −0.11 pp
2017 0.99 +0.01 pp
2016 0.98 +0.02 pp
2015 0.96 +0 pp
2014 0.96 +0.03 pp
2013 0.93 −0.01 pp
2012 0.94 +0.01 pp
2011 0.93 −0.1 pp
2010 1.02 −0.11 pp
2009 1.14 +0.17 pp
2008 0.97 −0.07 pp
2007 1.04 +0.05 pp
2006 0.99 −0 pp
2005 0.99 −0.07 pp
2004 1.07 −0.12 pp
2003 1.19 +0.04 pp
2002 1.15 +0.06 pp
2001 1.09 +0.12 pp
2000 0.97 +0.05 pp
1999 0.92 +0.04 pp
1998 0.88 −0.11 pp
1997 0.99

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.