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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of regional GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Research and development expenditure, by region (% of regional GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 1.73% 1.50% 2.26%e (estimated)
2023 1.68% 1.49% 2.25%e (estimated)
2022 1.69% 1.40% 2.22%e (estimated)
2021 1.67% 1.40% 2.24%e (estimated)
2020 1.61% 1.40% 2.28%e (estimated)
2019 1.39% 1.24% 2.21%e (estimated)
2018 1.35% 1.23% 2.17%e (estimated)
2017 1.32% 1.20% 2.14%
2016 1.28% 1.18% 2.10%e (estimated)
2015 1.25% 1.21% 2.10%
2014 1.29% 1.23% 2.09%e (estimated)
2013 1.32% 1.27% 2.08%e (estimated)
2012 1.38% 1.29% 2.06%e (estimated)
2011 1.46% 1.33% 2.00%e (estimated)
2010 1.53% 1.35% 1.96%e (estimated)
2009 1.58% 1.36% 1.96%e (estimated)
2008 1.44%b (break in time series) 1.32% 1.87%e (estimated)
2007 1.12% 1.24% 1.79%e (estimated)
2006 0.95%e (estimated) 1.18% 1.80%e (estimated)
2005 0.76% 1.10% 1.78%e (estimated)
2004 0.73%e (estimated) 1.04% 1.79%e (estimated)
2003 0.70% 1.02% 1.82%e (estimated)
2002 0.72%e (estimated) 0.96% 1.83%e (estimated)
2001 0.76% 0.89% 1.82%e (estimated)
2000 0.72%e (estimated) 0.88% 1.81%e (estimated)

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
rd_e_gerdreg · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sectperf=TOTAL unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
2000 to 2024
Provider update
29 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat