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Australia: Research and development expenditure

1.86percent · 2021+6.4% since 2002

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. Annual figures for Australia from 1996 to 2021.

19962021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20211.858
20191.828
20171.881
20151.92
20132.177
20112.235
20102.37
20082.399
20062.179
20041.848
20021.747
20001.572
19981.514
19961.662

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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