Serbia - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Serbia was 0.920 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 0.947 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.290 in 2004.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1997 0.709
1998 0.753
1999 0.947
2000 0.854
2001 0.304
2002 0.640
2003 0.491
2004 0.290
2005 0.395
2006 0.440
2007 0.579
2008 0.670
2009 0.817
2010 0.702
2011 0.683
2012 0.853
2013 0.684
2014 0.723
2015 0.811
2016 0.840
2017 0.874
2018 0.920

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology