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France: Research and development expenditure

2.18percent · 2023-2.5% 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 France from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20232.178
20222.219
20212.213
20202.274
20192.197
20182.204
20172.204
20162.225
20152.224
20142.272
20132.234
20122.228
20112.188
20102.178
20092.213
20082.064
20072.028
20062.053
20052.056
20042.104
20032.131
20022.188
20012.149
20002.101
19992.117
19982.103
19972.152
19962.232

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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