R&D spending share of GDP in Norway
Spending on research and development in Norway was equal to 1.79% of GDP in 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Norway, 2025
1.79%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+0.04percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.26%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
1.85%
R&D spending share of GDP in Norway over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.79%p (provisional) | – |
| 2024 | 1.75% | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 1.78% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 1.50% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 1.82% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 2.16% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 2.06% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 1.97% | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.01% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 1.97% | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 1.86% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 1.66% | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 1.60% | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 1.57% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 1.58% | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 1.61% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 1.68% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 1.52% | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 1.54% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 1.44% | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 1.47% | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 1.54% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 1.68% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | 1.63% | 1.83%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 1.57% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 percentage points from 1.75% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.86%, the figure has changed by −0.07 percentage points.
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R&D spending share of GDP
1.85%
2023 · World Bank
Researchers per million people
7,451 per million people
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Researchers as a share of the labour force
1.35%d (Definition differs)
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European patent applications
129.8p (Provisional) per million people
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Scientific and technical journal articles
13,756 articles
2023 · World Bank