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Denmark: Research and development expenditure

3.05percent · 2023+2.9% 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 Denmark from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20233.048
20222.867
20212.743
20202.965
20192.906
20182.979
20172.936
20163.102
20153.064
20142.915
20132.961
20122.985
20112.942
20102.914
20093.042
20082.761
20072.509
20062.399
20052.387
20042.413
20032.507
20022.439
20012.323
20002.188
19992.129
19982.007
19971.892
19961.808

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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