R&D spending share of GDP in Moldova

Spending on research and development in Moldova was equal to 0.22% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1996.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1996 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Moldova, 2024 0.22% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −0.01percentage points 2023: 0.22%
World, 2023 2.60% Official aggregate Not the same period as Moldova (2024).

R&D spending share of GDP in Moldova 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.

Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period MoldovaWorld
2024 0.22% –
2023 0.22% 2.60%
2022 0.23% 2.57%
2021 0.23% 2.52%
2020 0.24% 2.46%
2019 0.24% 2.26%
2018 0.26% 2.22%
2017 0.26% 2.14%
2016 0.28% 2.15%
2015 0.31% 2.10%
2014 0.31% 2.09%
2013 0.30% 1.98%
2012 0.35% 2.01%
2011 0.34% 1.98%
2010 0.37% 2.00%
2009 0.53% 2.01%
2008 0.53% 1.98%
2007 0.55% 1.92%
2006 0.41% 1.96%
2005 0.40% 1.95%
2004 0.35% 1.97%
2003 0.32% 2.02%
2002 – 2.03%
2001 – 2.06%
2000 – 2.05%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.01 percentage points from 0.22% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.31%, the figure has changed by −0.10 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1996 to 2024 for Moldova
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics