R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Serbia in 2024 — 0.94%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 30. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 0.27 pp.
1997–2024 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.94 | +0.06 pp |
| 2023 | 0.88 | −0.04 pp |
| 2022 | 0.92 | −0.03 pp |
| 2021 | 0.95 | +0.08 pp |
| 2020 | 0.86 | +0.02 pp |
| 2019 | 0.85 | −0.03 pp |
| 2018 | 0.88 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 0.84 | +0.03 pp |
| 2016 | 0.81 | +0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 0.78 | +0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 0.69 | +0.04 pp |
| 2013 | 0.66 | −0.16 pp |
| 2012 | 0.82 | +0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 0.66 | −0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 0.67 | −0.11 pp |
| 2009 | 0.79 | +0.14 pp |
| 2008 | 0.64 | +0.09 pp |
| 2007 | 0.56 | +0.13 pp |
| 2006 | 0.43 | +0.04 pp |
| 2005 | 0.39 | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.28 | −0.19 pp |
| 2003 | 0.47 | −0.14 pp |
| 2002 | 0.61 | +0.32 pp |
| 2001 | 0.29 | −0.51 pp |
| 2000 | 0.8 | −0.08 pp |
| 1999 | 0.88 | +0.18 pp |
| 1998 | 0.7 | +0.03 pp |
| 1997 | 0.67 | — |
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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.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
