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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Greece in 2023 — 1.49%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 84. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 1.05 pp.

2023 1.49% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 27of 84
Period maximum 1.49%2023
Period minimum 0.44%1997

Trend over time

1997–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece, 1997–202300.511.519972000200320062009201220152018202120231997: 0.44%1999: 0.59%2001: 0.58%2003: 0.56%2004: 0.54%2005: 0.59%2006: 0.57%2007: 0.59%2008: 0.67%2009: 0.63%2010: 0.6%2011: 0.68%2012: 0.72%2013: 0.82%2014: 0.85%2015: 0.97%2016: 1.01%2017: 1.15%2018: 1.21%2019: 1.26%2020: 1.49%2021: 1.43%2022: 1.48%2023: 1.49%
Change over the period: +1.05 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Greece 1.49%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.49 +0.02 pp
2022 1.48 +0.04 pp
2021 1.43 −0.06 pp
2020 1.49 +0.23 pp
2019 1.26 +0.06 pp
2018 1.21 +0.06 pp
2017 1.15 +0.14 pp
2016 1.01 +0.03 pp
2015 0.97 +0.13 pp
2014 0.85 +0.02 pp
2013 0.82 +0.1 pp
2012 0.72 +0.04 pp
2011 0.68 +0.08 pp
2010 0.6 −0.03 pp
2009 0.63 −0.04 pp
2008 0.67 +0.09 pp
2007 0.59 +0.01 pp
2006 0.57 −0.02 pp
2005 0.59 +0.05 pp
2004 0.54 −0.02 pp
2003 0.56
2001 0.58
1999 0.59
1997 0.44

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.