R&D spending share of GDP in North Macedonia
Spending on research and development in North Macedonia was equal to 0.37% of GDP in 2023.
North Macedonia, 2023
0.37%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
European Union, 2023
2.25%e (Estimated)
R&D spending share of GDP in North Macedonia over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | North Macedonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 0.37% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 0.37% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | – | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 0.37% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 0.37% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 0.36% | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 0.35% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.44% | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 0.44% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | – | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | – | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | – | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | – | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | – | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | – | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | – | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | – | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | – | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | – | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | – | 1.82%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | – | 1.83%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | – | 1.82%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2022.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.44%, the figure has changed by −0.07 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 2.25%.
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