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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in NATO in 2023 — 2.87%. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.86 pp.

2023 2.87% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.89%2022
Period minimum 2.01%1996

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO, 1996–202322.252.52.75319961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 2.01%1997: 2.04%1998: 2.05%1999: 2.12%2000: 2.19%2001: 2.22%2002: 2.16%2003: 2.13%2004: 2.07%2005: 2.07%2006: 2.09%2007: 2.1%2008: 2.17%2009: 2.27%2010: 2.22%2011: 2.24%2012: 2.24%2013: 2.26%2014: 2.33%2015: 2.4%2016: 2.44%2017: 2.48%2018: 2.58%2019: 2.68%2020: 2.88%2021: 2.88%2022: 2.89%2023: 2.87%
Change over the period: +0.86 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 2.87%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.87 −0.01 pp
2022 2.89 +0.01 pp
2021 2.88 −0.01 pp
2020 2.88 +0.2 pp
2019 2.68 +0.1 pp
2018 2.58 +0.1 pp
2017 2.48 +0.04 pp
2016 2.44 +0.04 pp
2015 2.4 +0.07 pp
2014 2.33 +0.07 pp
2013 2.26 +0.02 pp
2012 2.24 +0 pp
2011 2.24 +0.02 pp
2010 2.22 −0.04 pp
2009 2.27 +0.1 pp
2008 2.17 +0.07 pp
2007 2.1 +0.01 pp
2006 2.09 +0.03 pp
2005 2.07 −0 pp
2004 2.07 −0.07 pp
2003 2.13 −0.03 pp
2002 2.16 −0.06 pp
2001 2.22 +0.03 pp
2000 2.19 +0.07 pp
1999 2.12 +0.07 pp
1998 2.05 +0.01 pp
1997 2.04 +0.03 pp
1996 2.01

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.