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Norway: Research and development expenditure

1.85percent · 2023+12.7% 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 Norway from 1997 to 2023.

19972023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.851
20221.551
20211.888
20202.244
20192.136
20182.035
20172.082
20162.033
20151.924
20141.704
20131.642
20121.611
20111.617
20101.641
20091.717
20081.546
20071.558
20061.45
20051.477
20041.54
20031.676
20021.626
20011.56
19991.604
19971.594

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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