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Slovakia: Research and development expenditure

1.03percent · 2023+26.3% 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 Slovakia from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.034
20220.977
20210.901
20200.889
20190.821
20180.832
20170.882
20160.785
20151.154
20140.875
20130.818
20120.794
20110.654
20100.606
20090.473
20080.462
20070.447
20060.475
20050.495
20040.503
20030.565
20020.564
20010.626
20000.639
19990.644
19980.762
19971.046
19960.881

Source

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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