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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the Euro area in 2023 — 2.29%. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.55 pp.

2023 2.29% +0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.3%2020
Period minimum 1.71%1997

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area, 1996–20231.61.822.22.419961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 1.74%1997: 1.71%1998: 1.74%1999: 1.76%2000: 1.8%2001: 1.79%2002: 1.83%2003: 1.8%2004: 1.77%2005: 1.77%2006: 1.79%2007: 1.79%2008: 1.87%2009: 1.96%2010: 1.97%2011: 2.01%2012: 2.07%2013: 2.09%2014: 2.12%2015: 2.11%2016: 2.11%2017: 2.15%2018: 2.19%2019: 2.23%2020: 2.3%2021: 2.26%2022: 2.25%2023: 2.29%
Change over the period: +0.55 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Euro area 2.29%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.29 +0.04 pp
2022 2.25 −0.01 pp
2021 2.26 −0.04 pp
2020 2.3 +0.07 pp
2019 2.23 +0.04 pp
2018 2.19 +0.03 pp
2017 2.15 +0.04 pp
2016 2.11 +0 pp
2015 2.11 −0.01 pp
2014 2.12 +0.03 pp
2013 2.09 +0.02 pp
2012 2.07 +0.06 pp
2011 2.01 +0.04 pp
2010 1.97 +0.01 pp
2009 1.96 +0.09 pp
2008 1.87 +0.08 pp
2007 1.79 +0 pp
2006 1.79 +0.02 pp
2005 1.77 −0.01 pp
2004 1.77 −0.02 pp
2003 1.8 −0.03 pp
2002 1.83 +0.04 pp
2001 1.79 −0.01 pp
2000 1.8 +0.04 pp
1999 1.76 +0.02 pp
1998 1.74 +0.03 pp
1997 1.71 −0.03 pp
1996 1.74

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.