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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Türkiye

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Türkiye in 2023 — 1.42%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.97 pp.

2023 1.42% +0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 29of 84
Period maximum 1.42%2023
Period minimum 0.36%1998

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Türkiye, 1996–202300.511.519961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.45%1997: 0.49%1998: 0.36%1999: 0.46%2000: 0.47%2001: 0.52%2002: 0.51%2003: 0.47%2004: 0.5%2005: 0.56%2006: 0.55%2007: 0.69%2008: 0.69%2009: 0.8%2010: 0.79%2011: 0.79%2012: 0.83%2013: 0.81%2014: 0.86%2015: 0.97%2016: 1.12%2017: 1.18%2018: 1.27%2019: 1.32%2020: 1.37%2021: 1.4%2022: 1.32%2023: 1.42%
Change over the period: +0.97 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Türkiye 1.42%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Türkiye, by year Türkiye All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.42 +0.1 pp
2022 1.32 −0.08 pp
2021 1.4 +0.03 pp
2020 1.37 +0.05 pp
2019 1.32 +0.05 pp
2018 1.27 +0.09 pp
2017 1.18 +0.06 pp
2016 1.12 +0.15 pp
2015 0.97 +0.11 pp
2014 0.86 +0.04 pp
2013 0.81 −0.01 pp
2012 0.83 +0.03 pp
2011 0.79 +0 pp
2010 0.79 −0.01 pp
2009 0.8 +0.12 pp
2008 0.69 +0 pp
2007 0.69 +0.13 pp
2006 0.55 −0.01 pp
2005 0.56 +0.07 pp
2004 0.5 +0.03 pp
2003 0.47 −0.04 pp
2002 0.51 −0.01 pp
2001 0.52 +0.06 pp
2000 0.47 +0.01 pp
1999 0.46 +0.09 pp
1998 0.36 −0.13 pp
1997 0.49 +0.04 pp
1996 0.45

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.