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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Eastern Europe in 2023 — 1.08%. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.24 pp.

2023 1.08% +0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.13%2020
Period minimum 0.82%1999

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe, 1996–20230.80.911.11.219961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.84%1997: 0.91%1998: 0.83%1999: 0.82%2000: 0.85%2001: 0.92%2002: 0.94%2003: 0.96%2004: 0.91%2005: 0.89%2006: 0.9%2007: 0.93%2008: 0.9%2009: 1.01%2010: 0.98%2011: 0.95%2012: 0.99%2013: 1%2014: 1.04%2015: 1.08%2016: 1.02%2017: 1.06%2018: 1.04%2019: 1.08%2020: 1.13%2021: 1.07%2022: 1.03%2023: 1.08%
Change over the period: +0.24 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Europe 1.08%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.08 +0.05 pp
2022 1.03 −0.04 pp
2021 1.07 −0.06 pp
2020 1.13 +0.05 pp
2019 1.08 +0.04 pp
2018 1.04 −0.02 pp
2017 1.06 +0.04 pp
2016 1.02 −0.05 pp
2015 1.08 +0.04 pp
2014 1.04 +0.04 pp
2013 1 +0.01 pp
2012 0.99 +0.05 pp
2011 0.95 −0.03 pp
2010 0.98 −0.03 pp
2009 1.01 +0.11 pp
2008 0.9 −0.03 pp
2007 0.93 +0.03 pp
2006 0.9 +0.01 pp
2005 0.89 −0.03 pp
2004 0.91 −0.05 pp
2003 0.96 +0.03 pp
2002 0.94 +0.02 pp
2001 0.92 +0.06 pp
2000 0.85 +0.03 pp
1999 0.82 −0.01 pp
1998 0.83 −0.09 pp
1997 0.91 +0.07 pp
1996 0.84

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.