R&D spending share of GDP in Japan
Spending on research and development in Japan was equal to 3.48% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1980. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Japan, 2024
3.48%
Change from 2023
+0.17percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.26%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
1.90%
Position in 2024
3rd of 35
R&D spending share of GDP in Japan over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.48% | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 3.31% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 3.26% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 3.16% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 3.18% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 3.14% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 3.15%b (break in time series) | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 3.10% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 3.04% | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 3.18% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 3.31% | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 3.24%b (break in time series) | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 3.14% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 3.18% | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 3.08% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 3.17% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 3.26%b (break in time series) | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 3.26% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 3.20% | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 3.10% | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 2.95% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 2.96% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | 2.92% | 1.83%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 2.88% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.17 percentage points from 3.31% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.31%, the figure has changed by +0.17 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.
- Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 2.26%.