R&D spending in Southern
Research and development spending in Southern was 0.59% of regional GDP in 2023.
Southern, 2023
0.59%
Change from 2021
−0.21percentage points
Ireland, 2023
1.56%
Position in 2023
217th of 260
R&D spending in Southern over time
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% of regional GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Southern | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 1.59% |
| 2023 | 0.59% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | – | 1.53%be (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2021 | 0.80% | 1.07% |
| 2020 | – | 1.13% |
| 2019 | 0.72% | 1.14% |
| 2018 | – | 1.08%e (estimated) |
| 2017 | – | 1.21% |
| 2016 | – | 1.15% |
| 2015 | – | 1.14% |
| 2014 | – | 1.48% |
| 2013 | – | 1.54%e (estimated) |
| 2012 | – | 1.55%e (estimated) |
| 2011 | – | 1.54%e (estimated) |
| 2010 | – | 1.60%e (estimated) |
| 2009 | – | 1.61%e (estimated) |
| 2008 | – | 1.39% |
| 2007 | – | 1.23% |
| 2006 | – | 1.20% |
| 2005 | – | 1.19% |
| 2004 | – | 1.18% |
| 2003 | – | 1.12% |
| 2002 | – | 1.06% |
| 2001 | – | 1.05% |
| 2000 | – | 1.08% |
Flags: e estimated; be break in time series, estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.80% in 2021, a change of −0.21 percentage points.
- Since 2019, when it was 0.72%, the figure has changed by −0.13 percentage points.
- Among the 260 regions with data for 2023, Southern has the 217th highest value.
- The figure for Ireland in 2023 was 1.56%.