R&D spending share of GDP in Russia

Spending on research and development in Russia was equal to 0.94% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1996 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Russia, 2024 0.94% % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 0.94%
World, 2023 2.60% Official aggregate Not the same period as Russia (2024).
Median of G20 countries, 2023 1.81% Middle value of 15 countries Not the same period as Russia (2024).

R&D spending share of GDP in Russia 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.

Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period RussiaWorld
2024 0.94% –
2023 0.94% 2.60%
2022 0.91% 2.57%
2021 0.97% 2.52%
2020 1.09% 2.46%
2019 1.04% 2.26%
2018 0.99% 2.22%
2017 1.11% 2.14%
2016 1.10% 2.15%
2015 1.10% 2.10%
2014 1.07% 2.09%
2013 1.03% 1.98%
2012 1.03% 2.01%
2011 1.02% 1.98%
2010 1.13% 2.00%
2009 1.25% 2.01%
2008 1.04% 1.98%
2007 1.12% 1.92%
2006 1.07% 1.96%
2005 1.07% 1.95%
2004 1.15% 1.97%
2003 1.29% 2.02%
2002 1.25% 2.03%
2001 1.18% 2.06%
2000 1.05% 2.05%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 0.94% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.07%, the figure has changed by −0.14 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1996 to 2024 for Russia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics