R&D spending share of GDP in Israel
Spending on research and development in Israel was equal to 6.35% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
Israel, 2023
6.35%
Change from 2022
+0.17percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.84%
Position in 2023
1st of 84
R&D spending share of GDP in Israel 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 | Israel | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.35% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 6.18% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 5.76% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 5.83% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 5.36% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 4.92% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 4.74% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 4.59% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 4.30% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 4.20% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 4.11% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 4.06% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 3.92% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 3.84% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 4.02% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 4.24% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 4.29% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 4.01% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 3.91% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 3.75% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 3.76% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 3.99% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 4.05% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 3.81% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.17 percentage points from 6.18% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 4.11%, the figure has changed by +2.24 percentage points.
- Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, Israel has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.