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Belgium: Research and development expenditure

3.27percent · 2023+41.0% 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 Belgium from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20233.272
20223.196
20213.406
20203.368
20193.152
20182.864
20172.677
20162.533
20152.435
20142.359
20132.32
20122.271
20112.157
20102.061
20091.991
20081.937
20071.85
20061.823
20051.791
20041.821
20031.841
20021.903
20012.033
20001.936
19991.906
19981.838
19971.81
19961.743

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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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 2026-11-07.

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