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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovenia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Slovenia in 2023 — 2.13%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.87 pp.

2023 2.13% +0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 18of 84
Period maximum 2.59%2013
Period minimum 1.25%1997

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovenia, 1996–202311.522.5319961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 1.27%1997: 1.25%1998: 1.31%1999: 1.34%2000: 1.37%2001: 1.48%2002: 1.46%2003: 1.26%2004: 1.38%2005: 1.43%2006: 1.55%2007: 1.43%2008: 1.63%2009: 1.83%2010: 2.07%2011: 2.43%2012: 2.58%2013: 2.59%2014: 2.39%2015: 2.22%2016: 2.03%2017: 1.88%2018: 1.96%2019: 2.06%2020: 2.16%2021: 2.14%2022: 2.1%2023: 2.13%
Change over the period: +0.87 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Slovenia 2.13%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Slovenia, by year Slovenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.13 +0.03 pp
2022 2.1 −0.04 pp
2021 2.14 −0.02 pp
2020 2.16 +0.1 pp
2019 2.06 +0.09 pp
2018 1.96 +0.08 pp
2017 1.88 −0.15 pp
2016 2.03 −0.19 pp
2015 2.22 −0.17 pp
2014 2.39 −0.21 pp
2013 2.59 +0.01 pp
2012 2.58 +0.15 pp
2011 2.43 +0.36 pp
2010 2.07 +0.24 pp
2009 1.83 +0.2 pp
2008 1.63 +0.2 pp
2007 1.43 −0.11 pp
2006 1.55 +0.12 pp
2005 1.43 +0.05 pp
2004 1.38 +0.12 pp
2003 1.26 −0.2 pp
2002 1.46 −0.02 pp
2001 1.48 +0.11 pp
2000 1.37 +0.03 pp
1999 1.34 +0.03 pp
1998 1.31 +0.06 pp
1997 1.25 −0.02 pp
1996 1.27

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.