R&D spending share of GDP in United Kingdom
Spending on research and development in United Kingdom was equal to 2.68% of GDP in 2023.
United Kingdom, 2023
2.68%
Change from 2022
−0.08percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.84%
Position in 2023
13th of 84
R&D spending share of GDP in United Kingdom 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.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.68% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 2.75% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 2.90% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 2.94% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 2.67% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 2.71% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 2.33% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 2.32% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 2.28% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 2.26% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.62% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 1.58% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 1.65% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 1.64% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 1.67% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 1.61% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 1.62% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 1.58% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 1.55% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 1.53% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 1.58% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 1.61% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 1.60% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 1.61% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.08 percentage points from 2.75% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 1.62%, the figure has changed by +1.06 percentage points.
- Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.