R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Switzerland in 2023 — 3.22%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.85 pp.
1996–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.22 | — |
| 2021 | 3.25 | — |
| 2019 | 3.15 | — |
| 2017 | 3.05 | — |
| 2015 | 3.05 | — |
| 2012 | 2.87 | — |
| 2008 | 2.65 | — |
| 2004 | 2.61 | — |
| 2000 | 2.26 | — |
| 1996 | 2.38 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
