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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Moldova

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Moldova in 2024 — 0.22%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 30. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.66 pp.

2024 0.22% −0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank 20of 30
Period maximum 0.87%1996
Period minimum 0.22%2024

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Moldova, 1996–202400.250.50.75119961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.87%1997: 0.81%2003: 0.32%2004: 0.35%2005: 0.4%2006: 0.41%2007: 0.55%2008: 0.53%2009: 0.53%2010: 0.37%2011: 0.34%2012: 0.35%2013: 0.3%2014: 0.31%2015: 0.31%2016: 0.28%2017: 0.26%2018: 0.26%2019: 0.24%2020: 0.24%2021: 0.23%2022: 0.23%2023: 0.22%2024: 0.22%
Change over the period: −0.66 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.22 −0.01 pp
2023 0.22 −0.01 pp
2022 0.23 −0 pp
2021 0.23 −0 pp
2020 0.24 −0.01 pp
2019 0.24 −0.01 pp
2018 0.26 −0 pp
2017 0.26 −0.02 pp
2016 0.28 −0.03 pp
2015 0.31 −0.01 pp
2014 0.31 +0.02 pp
2013 0.3 −0.05 pp
2012 0.35 +0.01 pp
2011 0.34 −0.03 pp
2010 0.37 −0.16 pp
2009 0.53 −0.01 pp
2008 0.53 −0.01 pp
2007 0.55 +0.14 pp
2006 0.41 +0.01 pp
2005 0.4 +0.05 pp
2004 0.35 +0.02 pp
2003 0.32
1997 0.81 −0.07 pp
1996 0.87

Eastern Europe, 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.