R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 2.68%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 1.1 pp.
1996–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.68 | −0.08 pp |
| 2022 | 2.75 | −0.15 pp |
| 2021 | 2.9 | −0.04 pp |
| 2020 | 2.94 | +0.27 pp |
| 2019 | 2.67 | −0.04 pp |
| 2018 | 2.71 | +0.38 pp |
| 2017 | 2.33 | +0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 2.32 | +0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 2.28 | +0.01 pp |
| 2014 | 2.26 | +0.64 pp |
| 2013 | 1.62 | +0.05 pp |
| 2012 | 1.58 | −0.07 pp |
| 2011 | 1.65 | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 1.64 | −0.03 pp |
| 2009 | 1.67 | +0.06 pp |
| 2008 | 1.61 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 1.62 | +0.04 pp |
| 2006 | 1.58 | +0.03 pp |
| 2005 | 1.55 | +0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 1.53 | −0.05 pp |
| 2003 | 1.58 | −0.03 pp |
| 2002 | 1.61 | +0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 1.6 | −0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 1.61 | −0.01 pp |
| 1999 | 1.62 | +0.07 pp |
| 1998 | 1.55 | +0.01 pp |
| 1997 | 1.54 | −0.04 pp |
| 1996 | 1.58 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Sweden
3.6
Finland
3.09
Denmark
3.05
United Kingdom
2.68
Iceland
2.64
Norway
1.85
Estonia
1.84
Ireland
1.59
Lithuania
1.05
Latvia
0.82
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.