R&D spending share of GDP in Switzerland
Spending on research and development in Switzerland was equal to 3.10% of GDP in 2023.
Switzerland, 2023
3.10%
Change from 2021
−0.05percentage points
European Union, 2023
2.25%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.84%
R&D spending share of GDP in Switzerland over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 3.10% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | – | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 3.15% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | – | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 3.09% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | – | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 3.00% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | – | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2.99% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | – | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | – | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 2.83% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | – | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | – | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 2.62% | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | – | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | – | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | – | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 2.58% | 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
- The previous available figure was 3.15% in 2021, a change of −0.05 percentage points.
- Since 1992, when it was 2.31%, the figure has changed by +0.79 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 2.25%.
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Researchers as a share of the labour force
1.11%
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European patent applications
1,095.4p (Provisional) per million people
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Scientific and technical journal articles
22,804 articles
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