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Greece: Research and development expenditure

1.49percent · 2023+81.6% 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 Greece from 1997 to 2023.

19972023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.494
20221.477
20211.434
20201.489
20191.262
20181.207
20171.149
20161.006
20150.972
20140.846
20130.823
20120.72
20110.684
20100.605
20090.634
20080.671
20070.585
20060.571
20050.592
20040.541
20030.562
20010.578
19990.591
19970.443

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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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