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R&D spending share of GDP in Croatia

Spending on research and development in Croatia was equal to 1.39% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1999 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Croatia, 2023 1.39% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.03percentage points 2022: 1.42%
European Union, 2023 2.26% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 1.56% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 30th of 84 See the full ranking

R&D spending share of GDP in Croatia 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.

Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period CroatiaEuropean Union
2023 1.39% 2.26%
2022 1.42% 2.23%
2021 1.24% 2.24%
2020 1.24% 2.28%
2019 1.08% 2.21%
2018 0.95% 2.17%
2017 0.84% 2.14%
2016 0.85% 2.10%
2015 0.82% 2.10%
2014 0.77% 2.10%
2013 0.79% 2.08%
2012 0.74% 2.06%
2011 0.73% 2.00%
2010 0.73% 1.96%
2009 0.83% 1.96%
2008 0.88% 1.87%
2007 0.78% 1.79%
2006 0.73% 1.80%
2005 0.85% 1.78%
2004 1.02% 1.79%
2003 0.94% 1.82%
2002 0.94% 1.79%
2001 0.92% 1.82%
2000 1.04% 1.76%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.03 percentage points from 1.42% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 0.79%, the figure has changed by +0.59 percentage points.
  • Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, Croatia has the 30th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 2.26%.

More for Croatia

All statistics for Croatia
R&D spending share of GDP 1.37%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Researchers per million people 2,440 per million people 2023 · World Bank Researchers as a share of the labour force 0.54% 2024 · Eurostat European patent applications 10.3p (Provisional) per million people 2025 · Eurostat Scientific and technical journal articles 5,504 articles 2023 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1999 to 2023 for Croatia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics