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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — OECD

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the OECD in 2023 — 2.93%. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.83 pp.

2023 2.93% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 2.94%2022
Period minimum 2.11%1996

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — OECD, 1996–202322.252.52.75319961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 2.11%1997: 2.13%1998: 2.13%1999: 2.2%2000: 2.25%2001: 2.28%2002: 2.22%2003: 2.21%2004: 2.17%2005: 2.18%2006: 2.2%2007: 2.2%2008: 2.28%2009: 2.36%2010: 2.32%2011: 2.35%2012: 2.36%2013: 2.35%2014: 2.43%2015: 2.46%2016: 2.51%2017: 2.54%2018: 2.64%2019: 2.71%2020: 2.92%2021: 2.89%2022: 2.94%2023: 2.93%
Change over the period: +0.83 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

OECD 2.93%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.93 −0.01 pp
2022 2.94 +0.05 pp
2021 2.89 −0.03 pp
2020 2.92 +0.21 pp
2019 2.71 +0.07 pp
2018 2.64 +0.1 pp
2017 2.54 +0.03 pp
2016 2.51 +0.05 pp
2015 2.46 +0.03 pp
2014 2.43 +0.08 pp
2013 2.35 −0.01 pp
2012 2.36 +0.02 pp
2011 2.35 +0.02 pp
2010 2.32 −0.04 pp
2009 2.36 +0.08 pp
2008 2.28 +0.08 pp
2007 2.2 +0 pp
2006 2.2 +0.02 pp
2005 2.18 +0.01 pp
2004 2.17 −0.05 pp
2003 2.21 −0.01 pp
2002 2.22 −0.06 pp
2001 2.28 +0.03 pp
2000 2.25 +0.04 pp
1999 2.2 +0.07 pp
1998 2.13 +0.01 pp
1997 2.13 +0.02 pp
1996 2.11

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.