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Portugal: Research and development expenditure

1.69percent · 2023+28.1% 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 Portugal from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.695
20221.691
20211.667
20201.61
20191.395
20181.351
20171.322
20161.282
20151.246
20141.289
20131.323
20121.377
20111.456
20101.533
20091.58
20081.443
20071.124
20060.954
20050.758
20040.729
20030.698
20020.722
20010.765
20000.722
19990.681
19980.625
19970.564
19960.55

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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