R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Iceland in 2023 — 2.64%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 84. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 0.84 pp.
1997–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.64 | +0.04 pp |
| 2022 | 2.6 | −0.18 pp |
| 2021 | 2.78 | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.49 | +0.15 pp |
| 2019 | 2.34 | +0.34 pp |
| 2018 | 2 | −0.08 pp |
| 2017 | 2.08 | −0.03 pp |
| 2016 | 2.11 | −0.07 pp |
| 2015 | 2.18 | +0.25 pp |
| 2014 | 1.94 | +0.24 pp |
| 2013 | 1.69 | — |
| 2011 | 2.4 | — |
| 2009 | 2.6 | +0.13 pp |
| 2008 | 2.46 | −0.07 pp |
| 2007 | 2.53 | −0.32 pp |
| 2006 | 2.85 | +0.17 pp |
| 2005 | 2.68 | — |
| 2003 | 2.71 | −0.12 pp |
| 2002 | 2.82 | −0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 2.84 | +0.27 pp |
| 2000 | 2.57 | +0.34 pp |
| 1999 | 2.24 | +0.28 pp |
| 1998 | 1.95 | +0.15 pp |
| 1997 | 1.8 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
