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Lithuania: Research and development expenditure

1.05percent · 2023+10.1% 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 Lithuania from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.05
20221.053
20211.1
20201.124
20190.987
20180.928
20170.896
20160.844
20151.041
20141.035
20130.953
20120.898
20110.91
20100.794
20090.828
20080.789
20070.801
20060.794
20050.748
20040.748
20030.663
20020.657
20010.666
20000.584
19990.5
19980.541
19970.534
19960.489

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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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