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Spain: Research and development expenditure

1.49percent · 2023+17.7% 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 Spain from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.494
20221.407
20211.396
20201.396
20191.242
20181.233
20171.202
20161.181
20151.212
20141.234
20131.269
20121.293
20111.327
20101.354
20091.359
20081.322
20071.238
20061.176
20051.099
20041.04
20031.023
20020.959
20010.888
20000.883
19990.839
19980.849
19970.778
19960.788

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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