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

30 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.

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

Russia

22,439 US dollars, PPP converted

in 2020

Spain

13,367 US dollars, PPP converted

in 2024

Russia rank

4th

Spain rank

6th

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

Russia
Spain

How they compare

Russia currently reports 22,439 US dollars, PPP converted against 13,367 US dollars, PPP converted in Spain, a difference of 9,072 US dollars, PPP converted.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 4th and Spain ranks 6th of 31 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,717 US dollars, PPP converted	6,236 US dollars, PPP converted	14,482 US dollars, PPP converted	Russia
2000s	14,587 US dollars, PPP converted	11,872 US dollars, PPP converted	2,715 US dollars, PPP converted	Russia
2010s	20,701 US dollars, PPP converted	11,078 US dollars, PPP converted	9,623 US dollars, PPP converted	Russia
2020s	22,439 US dollars, PPP converted	11,485 US dollars, PPP converted	10,954 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, Russia or Spain?: Russia, at 22,439 US dollars, PPP converted against 13,367 US dollars, PPP converted in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d between Russia and Spain?: 9,072 US dollars, PPP converted, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Spain?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
How do Russia and Spain rank globally for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?: Russia ranks 4th and Spain ranks 6th 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