R&D spending share of GDP in Norway
Spending on research and development in Norway was equal to 1.85% of GDP in 2023.
Norway, 2023
1.85%
Change from 2022
+0.30percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.84%
Position in 2023
19th of 84
R&D spending share of GDP in Norway 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 | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.85% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 1.55% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 1.89% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 2.24% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 2.14% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 2.03% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 2.08% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 2.03% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 1.92% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 1.70% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.64% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 1.61% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 1.62% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 1.64% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 1.72% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 1.55% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 1.56% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 1.45% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 1.48% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 1.54% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 1.68% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 1.63% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 1.56% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | – | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.30 percentage points from 1.55% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.64%, the figure has changed by +0.21 percentage points.
- Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, Norway has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.
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European patent applications
129.8p (Provisional) per million people
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Scientific and technical journal articles
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