United Kingdom - Research and development expenditure
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was 1.70 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 1.70 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.53 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 |
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1996 | 1.58 |
1997 | 1.54 |
1998 | 1.55 |
1999 | 1.63 |
2000 | 1.62 |
2001 | 1.60 |
2002 | 1.61 |
2003 | 1.58 |
2004 | 1.53 |
2005 | 1.55 |
2006 | 1.57 |
2007 | 1.61 |
2008 | 1.61 |
2009 | 1.67 |
2010 | 1.65 |
2011 | 1.65 |
2012 | 1.58 |
2013 | 1.62 |
2014 | 1.64 |
2015 | 1.65 |
2016 | 1.66 |
2017 | 1.68 |
2018 | 1.70 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Technology