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United Kingdom: Research and development expenditure

2.68percent · 2023+65.1% 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 United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20232.676
20222.752
20212.9
20202.94
20192.671
20182.709
20172.326
20162.321
20152.276
20142.265
20131.621
20121.576
20111.647
20101.639
20091.67
20081.609
20071.618
20061.576
20051.55
20041.531
20031.581
20021.614
20011.595
20001.61
19991.623
19981.548
19971.537
19961.575

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 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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