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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Lithuania

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Lithuania in 2023 — 1.05%. Ranked 36 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.56 pp.

2023 1.05% −0 pp vs 2022
World rank 36of 84
Period maximum 1.12%2020
Period minimum 0.49%1996

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Lithuania, 1996–20230.40.60.811.219961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.49%1997: 0.53%1998: 0.54%1999: 0.5%2000: 0.58%2001: 0.67%2002: 0.66%2003: 0.66%2004: 0.75%2005: 0.75%2006: 0.79%2007: 0.8%2008: 0.79%2009: 0.83%2010: 0.79%2011: 0.91%2012: 0.9%2013: 0.95%2014: 1.03%2015: 1.04%2016: 0.84%2017: 0.9%2018: 0.93%2019: 0.99%2020: 1.12%2021: 1.1%2022: 1.05%2023: 1.05%
Change over the period: +0.56 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lithuania 1.05%
World 2.6%
Northern Europe computed 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Lithuania, by year Lithuania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.05 −0 pp
2022 1.05 −0.05 pp
2021 1.1 −0.02 pp
2020 1.12 +0.14 pp
2019 0.99 +0.06 pp
2018 0.93 +0.03 pp
2017 0.9 +0.05 pp
2016 0.84 −0.2 pp
2015 1.04 +0.01 pp
2014 1.03 +0.08 pp
2013 0.95 +0.06 pp
2012 0.9 −0.01 pp
2011 0.91 +0.12 pp
2010 0.79 −0.03 pp
2009 0.83 +0.04 pp
2008 0.79 −0.01 pp
2007 0.8 +0.01 pp
2006 0.79 +0.05 pp
2005 0.75 +0 pp
2004 0.75 +0.08 pp
2003 0.66 +0.01 pp
2002 0.66 −0.01 pp
2001 0.67 +0.08 pp
2000 0.58 +0.08 pp
1999 0.5 −0.04 pp
1998 0.54 +0.01 pp
1997 0.53 +0.05 pp
1996 0.49

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.