R&D spending share of GDP in New Zealand
Spending on research and development in New Zealand was equal to 1.55% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1997.
New Zealand, 2023
1.55%
Change from 2021
+0.06percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.84%
Position in 2023
26th of 84
R&D spending share of GDP in New Zealand 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.
| Period | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.55% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | – | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 1.49% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | – | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 1.46% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | – | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 1.35% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | – | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 1.23% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | – | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.15% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | – | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 1.23% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | – | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 1.25% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | – | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 1.16% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | – | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 1.12% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | – | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 1.15% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | – | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 1.10% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | – | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 1.49% in 2021, a change of +0.06 percentage points.
- Since 2003, when it was 1.15%, the figure has changed by +0.40 percentage points.
- Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, New Zealand has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.