R&D spending share of GDP in North America
Spending on research and development in North America was equal to 3.33% of GDP in 2023.
North America is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
North America, 2023
3.33%
Change from 2022
−0.03percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
R&D spending share of GDP in North America 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 | North America | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.33% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 3.36% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 3.34% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 3.31% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 3.04% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 2.89% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 2.79% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 2.75% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 2.69% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 2.62% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.60% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 2.58% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 2.64% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 2.63% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 2.71% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 2.66% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 2.55% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 2.49% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 2.46% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 2.45% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 2.51% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 2.51% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 2.60% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 2.57% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.03 percentage points from 3.36% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.60%, the figure has changed by +0.73 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.