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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovakia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Slovakia in 2023 — 1.03%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.15 pp.

2023 1.03% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 37of 84
Period maximum 1.15%2015
Period minimum 0.45%2007

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovakia, 1996–20230.40.60.811.219961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.88%1997: 1.05%1998: 0.76%1999: 0.64%2000: 0.64%2001: 0.63%2002: 0.56%2003: 0.57%2004: 0.5%2005: 0.5%2006: 0.47%2007: 0.45%2008: 0.46%2009: 0.47%2010: 0.61%2011: 0.65%2012: 0.79%2013: 0.82%2014: 0.87%2015: 1.15%2016: 0.79%2017: 0.88%2018: 0.83%2019: 0.82%2020: 0.89%2021: 0.9%2022: 0.98%2023: 1.03%
Change over the period: +0.15 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Slovakia 1.03%
World 2.6%
Eastern Europe computed 1.08%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovakia, by year Slovakia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.03 +0.06 pp
2022 0.98 +0.08 pp
2021 0.9 +0.01 pp
2020 0.89 +0.07 pp
2019 0.82 −0.01 pp
2018 0.83 −0.05 pp
2017 0.88 +0.1 pp
2016 0.79 −0.37 pp
2015 1.15 +0.28 pp
2014 0.87 +0.06 pp
2013 0.82 +0.02 pp
2012 0.79 +0.14 pp
2011 0.65 +0.05 pp
2010 0.61 +0.13 pp
2009 0.47 +0.01 pp
2008 0.46 +0.01 pp
2007 0.45 −0.03 pp
2006 0.47 −0.02 pp
2005 0.5 −0.01 pp
2004 0.5 −0.06 pp
2003 0.57 +0 pp
2002 0.56 −0.06 pp
2001 0.63 −0.01 pp
2000 0.64 −0.01 pp
1999 0.64 −0.12 pp
1998 0.76 −0.28 pp
1997 1.05 +0.16 pp
1996 0.88

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.