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Austria: Research and development expenditure

3.26percent · 2023+9.2% since 2013

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 Austria from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20233.255
20223.178
20213.256
20203.208
20193.144
20183.108
20173.074
20163.134
20153.069
20143.113
20132.98
20122.934
20112.686
20102.743
20092.613
20082.586
20072.434
20062.376
20052.389
20042.182
20032.187
20022.081
20012.003
20001.897
19991.853
19981.741
19971.663
19961.589

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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