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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Netherlands

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the Netherlands in 2023 — 2.27%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.43 pp.

2023 2.27% +0.09 pp vs 2022
World rank 16of 84
Period maximum 2.27%2023
Period minimum 1.61%2008

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Netherlands, 1996–20231.61.822.22.419961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 1.84%1997: 1.84%1998: 1.74%1999: 1.82%2000: 1.79%2001: 1.79%2002: 1.74%2003: 1.78%2004: 1.78%2005: 1.77%2006: 1.73%2007: 1.66%2008: 1.61%2009: 1.65%2010: 1.69%2011: 1.87%2012: 1.9%2013: 2.14%2014: 2.15%2015: 2.12%2016: 2.12%2017: 2.14%2018: 2.1%2019: 2.14%2020: 2.27%2021: 2.22%2022: 2.18%2023: 2.27%
Change over the period: +0.43 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Netherlands 2.27%
World 2.6%
Western Europe computed 2.79%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.27 +0.09 pp
2022 2.18 −0.04 pp
2021 2.22 −0.05 pp
2020 2.27 +0.12 pp
2019 2.14 +0.04 pp
2018 2.1 −0.04 pp
2017 2.14 +0.03 pp
2016 2.12 −0 pp
2015 2.12 −0.03 pp
2014 2.15 +0.01 pp
2013 2.14 +0.24 pp
2012 1.9 +0.04 pp
2011 1.87 +0.17 pp
2010 1.69 +0.04 pp
2009 1.65 +0.04 pp
2008 1.61 −0.05 pp
2007 1.66 −0.07 pp
2006 1.73 −0.03 pp
2005 1.77 −0.01 pp
2004 1.78 +0 pp
2003 1.78 +0.04 pp
2002 1.74 −0.05 pp
2001 1.79 +0 pp
2000 1.79 −0.03 pp
1999 1.82 +0.08 pp
1998 1.74 −0.1 pp
1997 1.84 +0 pp
1996 1.84

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.