R&D spending share of GDP in Greece
Spending on research and development in Greece was equal to 1.63% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Greece, 2025
1.63%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+0.10percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.26%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.57%
R&D spending share of GDP in Greece over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.63%p (provisional) | – |
| 2024 | 1.53% | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 1.50% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 1.48% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 1.43% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 1.49% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 1.26% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 1.21% | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 1.15% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 1.01% | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 0.97% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.85% | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 0.82% | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 0.72% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 0.68% | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 0.60%e (estimated) | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 0.63%e (estimated) | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 0.67%be (break in time series, estimated) | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 0.59%e (estimated) | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 0.57%e (estimated) | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 0.59% | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 0.54%e (estimated) | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 0.56% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | – | 1.83%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 0.58% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.10 percentage points from 1.53% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.97%, the figure has changed by +0.66 percentage points.
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