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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — G20

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the G20 in 2023 — 2.76%. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2023 2.76% +0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.76%2023
Period minimum 2.06%1996

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — G20, 1996–202322.22.42.62.819961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 2.06%1997: 2.07%1998: 2.08%1999: 2.16%2000: 2.16%2001: 2.18%2002: 2.17%2003: 2.14%2004: 2.08%2005: 2.08%2006: 2.09%2007: 2.08%2008: 2.13%2009: 2.18%2010: 2.15%2011: 2.14%2012: 2.15%2013: 2.13%2014: 2.24%2015: 2.28%2016: 2.29%2017: 2.29%2018: 2.38%2019: 2.44%2020: 2.61%2021: 2.7%2022: 2.73%2023: 2.76%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 2.76%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.76 +0.03 pp
2022 2.73 +0.03 pp
2021 2.7 +0.09 pp
2020 2.61 +0.17 pp
2019 2.44 +0.07 pp
2018 2.38 +0.09 pp
2017 2.29 +0 pp
2016 2.29 +0.01 pp
2015 2.28 +0.03 pp
2014 2.24 +0.11 pp
2013 2.13 −0.02 pp
2012 2.15 +0 pp
2011 2.14 −0 pp
2010 2.15 −0.04 pp
2009 2.18 +0.06 pp
2008 2.13 +0.05 pp
2007 2.08 −0.01 pp
2006 2.09 +0 pp
2005 2.08 +0 pp
2004 2.08 −0.06 pp
2003 2.14 −0.03 pp
2002 2.17 −0.01 pp
2001 2.18 +0.02 pp
2000 2.16 −0 pp
1999 2.16 +0.07 pp
1998 2.08 +0.02 pp
1997 2.07 +0 pp
1996 2.06

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.