R&D spending share of GDP in Germany
Spending on research and development in Germany was equal to 3.15% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
Germany, 2023
3.15%
Change from 2022
+0.08percentage points
European Union, 2023
2.26%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
1.56%
Position in 2023
10th of 84
R&D spending share of GDP in Germany 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 | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.15% | 2.26% |
| 2022 | 3.07% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 3.08% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 3.09% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 3.11% | 2.21% |
| 2018 | 3.05% | 2.17% |
| 2017 | 2.99% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 2.88% | 2.10% |
| 2015 | 2.88% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 2.82% | 2.10% |
| 2013 | 2.78% | 2.08% |
| 2012 | 2.82% | 2.06% |
| 2011 | 2.75% | 2.00% |
| 2010 | 2.68% | 1.96% |
| 2009 | 2.69% | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 2.57% | 1.87% |
| 2007 | 2.42% | 1.79% |
| 2006 | 2.43% | 1.80% |
| 2005 | 2.40% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 2.40% | 1.79% |
| 2003 | 2.44% | 1.82% |
| 2002 | 2.41% | 1.79% |
| 2001 | 2.38% | 1.82% |
| 2000 | 2.39% | 1.76% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.08 percentage points from 3.07% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.78%, the figure has changed by +0.37 percentage points.
- Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, Germany has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 2.26%.
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Scientific and technical journal articles
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