R&D spending share of GDP in Spain
Spending on research and development in Spain was equal to 1.50% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Spain, 2024
1.50%
Change from 2023
+0.01percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.26%e (Estimated)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.53%
Position in 2024
20th of 35
R&D spending share of GDP in Spain over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.50% | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 1.49% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 1.40% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 1.40% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 1.40% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 1.24% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 1.23% | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 1.20% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 1.18% | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 1.21% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 1.23% | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 1.27% | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 1.29% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 1.33% | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 1.35% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 1.36% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 1.32% | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 1.24% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 1.18% | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 1.10% | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 1.04% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 1.02% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | 0.96% | 1.83%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 0.89% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.01 percentage points from 1.49% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.23%, the figure has changed by +0.27 percentage points.
- Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 2.26%.
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R&D spending share of GDP
1.49%
2023 · World Bank
Researchers per million people
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Researchers as a share of the labour force
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European patent applications
45.9p (Provisional) per million people
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Scientific and technical journal articles
60,304 articles
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