R&D spending share of GDP in Slovenia

Spending on research and development in Slovenia was equal to 2.13% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1996 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Slovenia, 2023 2.13% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +0.03percentage points 2022: 2.10%
European Union, 2023 2.26% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 1.56% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2023 18th of 84 See the full ranking

R&D spending share of GDP in Slovenia 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 2023
Period SloveniaEuropean Union
2023 2.13% 2.26%
2022 2.10% 2.23%
2021 2.14% 2.24%
2020 2.16% 2.28%
2019 2.06% 2.21%
2018 1.96% 2.17%
2017 1.88% 2.14%
2016 2.03% 2.10%
2015 2.22% 2.10%
2014 2.39% 2.10%
2013 2.59% 2.08%
2012 2.58% 2.06%
2011 2.43% 2.00%
2010 2.07% 1.96%
2009 1.83% 1.96%
2008 1.63% 1.87%
2007 1.43% 1.79%
2006 1.55% 1.80%
2005 1.43% 1.78%
2004 1.38% 1.79%
2003 1.26% 1.82%
2002 1.46% 1.79%
2001 1.48% 1.82%
2000 1.37% 1.76%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 2.10% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2.59%, the figure has changed by −0.46 percentage points.
  • Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, Slovenia has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 2.26%.

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 2023 for Slovenia
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