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United States: Research and development expenditure

3.45percent · 2023+27.9% 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 States from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20233.447
20223.487
20213.469
20203.418
20193.143
20182.99
20172.883
20162.837
20152.773
20142.709
20132.696
20122.673
20112.738
20102.714
20092.792
20082.745
20072.615
20062.545
20052.502
20042.487
20032.55
20022.547
20012.637
20002.62
19992.544
19982.496
19972.477
19962.45

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

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