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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — France

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in France in 2023 — 2.18%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.05 pp.

2023 2.18% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 17of 84
Period maximum 2.27%2020
Period minimum 2.03%2007

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — France, 1996–202322.12.22.319961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 2.23%1997: 2.15%1998: 2.1%1999: 2.12%2000: 2.1%2001: 2.15%2002: 2.19%2003: 2.13%2004: 2.1%2005: 2.06%2006: 2.05%2007: 2.03%2008: 2.06%2009: 2.21%2010: 2.18%2011: 2.19%2012: 2.23%2013: 2.23%2014: 2.27%2015: 2.22%2016: 2.22%2017: 2.2%2018: 2.2%2019: 2.2%2020: 2.27%2021: 2.21%2022: 2.22%2023: 2.18%
Change over the period: −0.05 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

France 2.18%
World 2.6%
Western Europe computed 2.79%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.18 −0.04 pp
2022 2.22 +0.01 pp
2021 2.21 −0.06 pp
2020 2.27 +0.08 pp
2019 2.2 −0.01 pp
2018 2.2 −0 pp
2017 2.2 −0.02 pp
2016 2.22 +0 pp
2015 2.22 −0.05 pp
2014 2.27 +0.04 pp
2013 2.23 +0.01 pp
2012 2.23 +0.04 pp
2011 2.19 +0.01 pp
2010 2.18 −0.04 pp
2009 2.21 +0.15 pp
2008 2.06 +0.04 pp
2007 2.03 −0.03 pp
2006 2.05 −0 pp
2005 2.06 −0.05 pp
2004 2.1 −0.03 pp
2003 2.13 −0.06 pp
2002 2.19 +0.04 pp
2001 2.15 +0.05 pp
2000 2.1 −0.02 pp
1999 2.12 +0.01 pp
1998 2.1 −0.05 pp
1997 2.15 −0.08 pp
1996 2.23

Western Europe, 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.