R&D spending share of GDP in Portugal
Spending on research and development in Portugal was equal to 1.69% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
Portugal, 2023
1.69%
Change from 2022
0percentage points
European Union, 2023
2.26%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
1.56%
Position in 2023
23rd of 84
R&D spending share of GDP in Portugal 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 | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.69% | 2.26% |
| 2022 | 1.69% | 2.23% |
| 2021 | 1.67% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 1.61% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 1.39% | 2.21% |
| 2018 | 1.35% | 2.17% |
| 2017 | 1.32% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 1.28% | 2.10% |
| 2015 | 1.25% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 1.29% | 2.10% |
| 2013 | 1.32% | 2.08% |
| 2012 | 1.38% | 2.06% |
| 2011 | 1.46% | 2.00% |
| 2010 | 1.53% | 1.96% |
| 2009 | 1.58% | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 1.44% | 1.87% |
| 2007 | 1.12% | 1.79% |
| 2006 | 0.95% | 1.80% |
| 2005 | 0.76% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 0.73% | 1.79% |
| 2003 | 0.70% | 1.82% |
| 2002 | 0.72% | 1.79% |
| 2001 | 0.76% | 1.82% |
| 2000 | 0.72% | 1.76% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 1.69% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.32%, the figure has changed by +0.37 percentage points.
- Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, Portugal has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 2.26%.
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Scientific and technical journal articles
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