R&D spending share of GDP in Türkiye
Spending on research and development in Türkiye was equal to 1.46% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Türkiye, 2024
1.46%
Change from 2023
+0.07percentage points
European Union, 2024
2.26%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
1.90%
Position in 2024
21st of 35
R&D spending share of GDP in Türkiye over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Türkiye | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.46% | 2.26%e (estimated) |
| 2023 | 1.39% | 2.25%e (estimated) |
| 2022 | 1.30% | 2.22%e (estimated) |
| 2021 | 1.37% | 2.24%e (estimated) |
| 2020 | 1.34% | 2.28%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 1.29% | 2.21%e (estimated) |
| 2018 | 1.26% | 2.17%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | 1.17% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 1.12% | 2.10%e (estimated) |
| 2015 | 0.97% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.85% | 2.09%e (estimated) |
| 2013 | 0.81% | 2.08%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | 0.82% | 2.06%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | 0.79% | 2.00%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | 0.79% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | 0.80% | 1.96%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | 0.68% | 1.87%e (estimated) |
| 2007 | 0.68% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2006 | 0.55% | 1.80%e (estimated) |
| 2005 | 0.56% | 1.78%e (estimated) |
| 2004 | 0.50% | 1.79%e (estimated) |
| 2003 | 0.46% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
| 2002 | 0.51% | 1.83%e (estimated) |
| 2001 | 0.52% | 1.82%e (estimated) |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.07 percentage points from 1.39% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.85%, the figure has changed by +0.61 percentage points.
- Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Türkiye has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 2.26%.
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All statistics for Türkiye
R&D spending share of GDP
1.42%
2023 · World Bank
Researchers per million people
2,645 per million people
2023 · World Bank
Researchers as a share of the labour force
0.72%
2024 · Eurostat
European patent applications
7.7p (Provisional) per million people
2025 · Eurostat
Scientific and technical journal articles
50,180 articles
2023 · World Bank