Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD) by country
This table contains data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) by socio-economic objective (SEO), using the NABS 2007 classification
What the numbers show
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 154,300 US dollars, PPP converted in United States; the lowest is 257.19 US dollars, PPP converted in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,751 US dollars, PPP converted, and the mean is 12,153 US dollars, PPP converted.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 600.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 183.8%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 31.3%).
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 154,300 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 74,742 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Germany | 52,859 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 3 | France | 24,431 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 23,038 US dollars, PPP converted | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 22,439 US dollars, PPP converted | 2020 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 12,106 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 18,850 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 10,205 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 13,367 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 7,890 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 9,350 US dollars, PPP converted | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 7 | Croatia | 1,018 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 8 | Taiwan, China | 9,085 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 829.05 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 150.8% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 6,530 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 6,013 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 608.36 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 11 | Mexico | 5,419 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 447.87 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 5,410 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 12 | Latvia | 245.5 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 162.6% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 4,805 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 3,936 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 3,751 US dollars, PPP converted | 2012 | up 183.8% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 3,629 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 2,735 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 2,702 US dollars, PPP converted | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Israel | 2,341 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 2,083 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 1,274 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 1,266 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 24 | New Zealand | 1,123 US dollars, PPP converted | 2017 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 1,042 US dollars, PPP converted | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 1,020 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 833.12 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 500.92 US dollars, PPP converted | 2020 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 492.2 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 469.56 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 257.19 US dollars, PPP converted | 2024 | up 95.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 28,685 US dollars, PPP converted
- Slovak Republic 788.66 US dollars, PPP converted
About this data
This table contains data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) by socio-economic objective (SEO), using the NABS 2007 classification