technology
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)
Global expenditure on research and development as a percentage of GDP.
WLDTier 1 SourceVerified Apr 2026
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)
Official value (2022): 2.67%
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP) growth (2013–2022)
+34.4%·in time period
2013: 1.986 % of GDP, 2014: 2.098 % of GDP, 2015: 2.116 % of GDP, 2016: 2.161 % of GDP, 2017: 2.155 % of GDP, 2018: 2.232 % of GDP, 2019: 2.29 % of GDP, 2020: 2.48 % of GDP, 2021: 2.575 % of GDP, 2022: 2.67 % of GDP
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