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Romania: Research and development expenditure

0.52percent · 2023+32.4% 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 Romania from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.517
20220.463
20210.471
20200.464
20190.475
20180.497
20170.507
20160.489
20150.488
20140.382
20130.39
20120.462
20110.475
20100.447
20090.444
20080.552
20070.511
20060.457
20050.413
20040.389
20030.397
20020.377
20010.391
20000.366
19990.398
19980.495
19970.575
19960.675

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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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