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Italy: Research and development expenditure

1.38percent · 2023+6.6% 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 Italy from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.379
20221.366
20211.411
20201.499
20191.456
20181.419
20171.364
20161.359
20151.332
20141.331
20131.294
20121.256
20111.195
20101.213
20091.213
20081.155
20071.124
20061.079
20051.041
20041.047
20031.055
20021.077
20011.037
20001.001
19990.979
19981.003
19970.985
19960.944

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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