R&D spending share of GDP in Serbia
Spending on research and development in Serbia was equal to 0.93% of GDP in 2024.
Serbia, 2024
0.93%
Change from 2023
+0.05percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.26%e (Estimated)
Position in 2024
30th of 35
R&D spending share of GDP in Serbia over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.93% | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 0.88% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 0.92% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 0.95% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 0.86% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 0.85% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 0.88% | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 0.84% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.81% | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 0.78% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.69% | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 0.66% | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 0.82% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 0.66% | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 0.67% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 0.79% | 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 a change of +0.05 percentage points from 0.88% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.69%, the figure has changed by +0.24 percentage points.
- Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Serbia has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 2.26%.
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