R&D spending share of GDP in Australia
Spending on research and development in Australia was equal to 1.86% of GDP in 2021.
The latest value for Australia is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Australia, 2021
1.86%
Change from 2019
+0.03percentage points
World, 2021
2.52%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
1.87%
R&D spending share of GDP in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 2.60% |
| 2022 | – | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 1.86% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | – | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 1.83% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | – | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 1.88% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | – | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 1.92% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | – | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.18% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | – | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 2.23% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 2.37% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | – | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 2.40% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | – | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 2.18% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | – | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 1.85% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | – | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 1.75% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | – | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 1.57% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 1.83% in 2019, a change of +0.03 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 1.75%, the figure has changed by +0.11 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 2.52%.