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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Luxembourg

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Luxembourg in 2023 — 1.07%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 84. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.51 pp.

2023 1.07% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 35of 84
Period maximum 1.65%2006
Period minimum 1.03%2021

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Luxembourg, 2000–202311.21.41.61.82000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.58%2003: 1.62%2004: 1.59%2005: 1.56%2006: 1.65%2007: 1.57%2008: 1.55%2009: 1.59%2010: 1.42%2011: 1.42%2012: 1.21%2013: 1.23%2014: 1.22%2015: 1.25%2016: 1.27%2017: 1.24%2018: 1.17%2019: 1.18%2020: 1.1%2021: 1.03%2022: 1.07%2023: 1.07%
Change over the period: −0.51 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Luxembourg 1.07%
World 2.6%
Western Europe computed 2.79%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.07 +0.01 pp
2022 1.07 +0.03 pp
2021 1.03 −0.06 pp
2020 1.1 −0.09 pp
2019 1.18 +0.01 pp
2018 1.17 −0.07 pp
2017 1.24 −0.03 pp
2016 1.27 +0.01 pp
2015 1.25 +0.04 pp
2014 1.22 −0.02 pp
2013 1.23 +0.03 pp
2012 1.21 −0.22 pp
2011 1.42 +0 pp
2010 1.42 −0.16 pp
2009 1.59 +0.04 pp
2008 1.55 −0.03 pp
2007 1.57 −0.08 pp
2006 1.65 +0.09 pp
2005 1.56 −0.03 pp
2004 1.59 −0.04 pp
2003 1.62
2000 1.58

Western Europe, 2023

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.