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Countries by R&D expenditure % GDP (2023)

R&D expenditure % GDP in 2023: highest in Israel (6.35% of GDP), lowest in Guatemala (0.01% of GDP), median 0.81% of GDP across the 84 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse R&D expenditure % GDP (measured in % of GDP) across 192 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: % of GDP192 countries and regionsSource: World Bank
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1996–2024

Highest R&D expenditure % GDP, 2023

  1. 1.Israel6.35% of GDP
  2. 2.Liechtenstein6.01% of GDP
  3. 3.South Korea4.94% of GDP
  4. 4.Sweden3.6% of GDP
  5. 5.United States3.45% of GDP
  6. 6.Japan3.44% of GDP
  7. 7.Belgium3.27% of GDP
  8. 8.Austria3.26% of GDP
  9. 9.Switzerland3.22% of GDP
  10. 10.Germany3.15% of GDP

Lowest R&D expenditure % GDP, 2023

  1. 75.Uzbekistan0.11% of GDP
  2. 76.Bhutan0.11% of GDP
  3. 77.El Salvador0.1% of GDP
  4. 78.Burkina Faso0.1% of GDP
  5. 79.Kuwait0.1% of GDP
  6. 80.Lesotho0.09% of GDP
  7. 81.Turkmenistan0.09% of GDP
  8. 82.Kyrgyz Republic0.05% of GDP
  9. 83.Myanmar0.02% of GDP
  10. 84.Guatemala0.01% of GDP

All 84 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical R&D expenditure % GDP trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

IsraelRank 1 of 84LiechtensteinRank 2 of 84South KoreaRank 3 of 84SwedenRank 4 of 84United StatesRank 5 of 84JapanRank 6 of 84BelgiumRank 7 of 84AustriaRank 8 of 84SwitzerlandRank 9 of 84GermanyRank 10 of 84FinlandRank 11 of 84DenmarkRank 12 of 84United KingdomRank 13 of 84IcelandRank 14 of 84ChinaRank 15 of 84NetherlandsRank 16 of 84FranceRank 17 of 84SloveniaRank 18 of 84NorwayRank 19 of 84EstoniaRank 20 of 84Czech RepublicRank 21 of 84CanadaRank 22 of 84PortugalRank 23 of 84IrelandRank 24 of 84PolandRank 25 of 84New ZealandRank 26 of 84GreeceRank 27 of 84SpainRank 28 of 84TurkeyRank 29 of 84CroatiaRank 30 of 84ItalyRank 31 of 84HungaryRank 32 of 84BrazilRank 33 of 84Hong KongRank 34 of 84LuxembourgRank 35 of 84LithuaniaRank 36 of 84SlovakiaRank 37 of 84EgyptRank 38 of 84ThailandRank 39 of 84RussiaRank 40 of 84SerbiaRank 41 of 84LatviaRank 42 of 84KenyaRank 43 of 84BulgariaRank 44 of 84RwandaRank 45 of 84UruguayRank 46 of 84CyprusRank 47 of 84MaltaRank 48 of 84ArgentinaRank 49 of 84BelarusRank 50 of 84RomaniaRank 51 of 84Saudi ArabiaRank 52 of 84UgandaRank 53 of 84VietnamRank 54 of 84CubaRank 55 of 84AlgeriaRank 56 of 84OmanRank 57 of 84North MacedoniaRank 58 of 84Costa RicaRank 59 of 84UkraineRank 60 of 84MacaoRank 61 of 84MexicoRank 62 of 84GeorgiaRank 63 of 84MauritiusRank 64 of 84MoldovaRank 65 of 84Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 66 of 84ArmeniaRank 67 of 84AzerbaijanRank 68 of 84PeruRank 69 of 84PakistanRank 70 of 84PanamaRank 71 of 84MaliRank 72 of 84KazakhstanRank 73 of 84ParaguayRank 74 of 84UzbekistanRank 75 of 84BhutanRank 76 of 84El SalvadorRank 77 of 84Burkina FasoRank 78 of 84KuwaitRank 79 of 84LesothoRank 80 of 84TurkmenistanRank 81 of 84Kyrgyz RepublicRank 82 of 84MyanmarRank 83 of 84GuatemalaRank 84 of 84

Other countries and regions

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R&D expenditure % GDP Data Coverage

This page lists 192 countries with available R&D expenditure % GDP data. Data sourced from World Bank. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.