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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Georgia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Georgia in 2024 — 0.26%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 30. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.07 pp.

2024 0.26% +0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank 16of 30
Period maximum 0.35%1998
Period minimum 0.08%2013

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Georgia, 1996–202400.10.20.30.419961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.33%1997: 0.34%1998: 0.35%1999: 0.29%2000: 0.22%2001: 0.24%2002: 0.19%2003: 0.22%2004: 0.24%2005: 0.18%2013: 0.08%2014: 0.17%2015: 0.29%2016: 0.28%2017: 0.27%2018: 0.28%2019: 0.28%2020: 0.3%2021: 0.25%2022: 0.23%2023: 0.25%2024: 0.26%
Change over the period: −0.07 pp Annual average: 0 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Georgia, by year Georgia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.26 +0.01 pp
2023 0.25 +0.02 pp
2022 0.23 −0.01 pp
2021 0.25 −0.05 pp
2020 0.3 +0.02 pp
2019 0.28 +0.01 pp
2018 0.28 +0.01 pp
2017 0.27 −0.01 pp
2016 0.28 −0.01 pp
2015 0.29 +0.12 pp
2014 0.17 +0.09 pp
2013 0.08
2005 0.18 −0.07 pp
2004 0.24 +0.03 pp
2003 0.22 +0.03 pp
2002 0.19 −0.05 pp
2001 0.24 +0.02 pp
2000 0.22 −0.07 pp
1999 0.29 −0.07 pp
1998 0.35 +0.01 pp
1997 0.34 +0.01 pp
1996 0.33

Western Asia, 2024

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.