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Croatia: Research and development expenditure

1.39percent · 2023+75.1% 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 Croatia from 1999 to 2023.

19992023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.386
20221.419
20211.242
20201.235
20191.077
20180.946
20170.844
20160.846
20150.824
20140.767
20130.792
20120.735
20110.735
20100.729
20090.83
20080.876
20070.783
20060.732
20050.848
20041.02
20030.941
20020.941
20010.917
20001.042
19990.832

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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