R&D spending share of GDP in China
Spending on research and development in China was equal to 2.58% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
China, 2023
2.58%
Change from 2022
+0.08percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
1.81%
Position in 2023
15th of 84
R&D spending share of GDP in China over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.58% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 2.49% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 2.38% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 2.36% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 2.20% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 2.10% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 2.08% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 2.06% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 2.02% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 1.98% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.96% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 1.88% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 1.75% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 1.68% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 1.64% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 1.42% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 1.35% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 1.35% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 1.29% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 1.20% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 1.10% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 1.04% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 0.93% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 0.88% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.08 percentage points from 2.49% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.96%, the figure has changed by +0.61 percentage points.
- Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, China has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.