How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russia?

27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Russia: Government budget: Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD)

Italy

18,850 US dollars, PPP converted

in 2024

Russia

22,439 US dollars, PPP converted

in 2020

Italy rank

5th

Russia rank

4th

Government budget: Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD) over time

Italy
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 22,439 US dollars, PPP converted against 18,850 US dollars, PPP converted in Italy, a difference of 3,589 US dollars, PPP converted.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Russia ahead.

Italy ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 31 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,952 US dollars, PPP converted	20,717 US dollars, PPP converted	5,765 US dollars, PPP converted	Russia
2000s	17,993 US dollars, PPP converted	13,423 US dollars, PPP converted	4,570 US dollars, PPP converted	Italy
2010s	15,010 US dollars, PPP converted	20,701 US dollars, PPP converted	5,691 US dollars, PPP converted	Russia
2020s	17,429 US dollars, PPP converted	22,439 US dollars, PPP converted	5,011 US dollars, PPP converted	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d, Italy or Russia?: Russia, at 22,439 US dollars, PPP converted against 18,850 US dollars, PPP converted in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d between Italy and Russia?: 3,589 US dollars, PPP converted, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
How do Italy and Russia rank globally for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?: Italy ranks 5th and Russia ranks 4th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD)
Unit: US dollars, PPP converted
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 43 places, 1,446 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

This table contains data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) by socio-economic objective (SEO), using the NABS 2007 classification