R&D spending share of GDP in Italy
Spending on research and development in Italy was equal to 1.37% of GDP in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Italy, 2025
1.37%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
−0.04percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.26%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.57%
R&D spending share of GDP in Italy over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.37%p (provisional) | – |
| 2024 | 1.41% | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 1.37% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 1.37% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 1.41% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 1.50% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 1.46% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 1.42% | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 1.36% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 1.36%b (break in time series) | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 1.33% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 1.33%e (estimated) | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 1.29% | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 1.26% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 1.20% | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 1.21% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 1.21% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 1.16% | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 1.12% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 1.08% | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 1.04% | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 1.05% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 1.06% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | 1.08% | 1.83%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 1.04% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 percentage points from 1.41% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.33%, the figure has changed by +0.04 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
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European patent applications
80.9p (Provisional) per million people
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Scientific and technical journal articles
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