Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Australia
Australia: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D was 6,013 US dollars, PPP converted in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,013 US dollars, PPP converted
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
6,431 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2020
All-time low
2,659 US dollars, PPP converted
in 1983
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Australia, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, PPP converted.
Analysis
Australia recorded 6,013 US dollars, PPP converted for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Australia peaked at 6,431 US dollars, PPP converted in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,659 US dollars, PPP converted, in 1983.
Australia ranks 10th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Australia, year by year
| Year | US dollars, PPP converted | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,024 US dollars, PPP converted | — |
| 1982 | 3,211 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 2,659 US dollars, PPP converted | -17.2% |
| 1984 | 2,840 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 3,043 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 3,031 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 3,028 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,934 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2,950 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3,075 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 3,374 US dollars, PPP converted | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 3,683 US dollars, PPP converted | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 3,868 US dollars, PPP converted | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 3,919 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 4,043 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 4,226 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4,290 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 4,417 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4,500 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 4,506 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4,976 US dollars, PPP converted | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 4,971 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5,468 US dollars, PPP converted | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 4,779 US dollars, PPP converted | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 5,201 US dollars, PPP converted | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 5,339 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4,990 US dollars, PPP converted | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 4,963 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5,670 US dollars, PPP converted | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 5,683 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5,662 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 5,473 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 5,577 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 5,593 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5,445 US dollars, PPP converted | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 5,331 US dollars, PPP converted | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 5,821 US dollars, PPP converted | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 5,476 US dollars, PPP converted | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 5,504 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6,431 US dollars, PPP converted | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 5,677 US dollars, PPP converted | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 5,536 US dollars, PPP converted | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5,645 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 6,018 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 6,013 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,969 US dollars, PPP converted | 2,659 US dollars, PPP converted | 3,211 US dollars, PPP converted | 9 |
| 1990s | 3,940 US dollars, PPP converted | 3,075 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,500 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,086 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,506 US dollars, PPP converted | 5,670 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,556 US dollars, PPP converted | 5,331 US dollars, PPP converted | 5,821 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,887 US dollars, PPP converted | 5,536 US dollars, PPP converted | 6,431 US dollars, PPP converted | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 7 Croatia 1,018 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 7 Canada 9,350 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 8 Slovenia 829.05 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 8 Chinese Taipei 9,085 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 9 Switzerland 6,530 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 10 Lithuania 608.36 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 11 Estonia 447.87 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 11 Mexico 5,419 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 12 Latvia 245.5 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 12 Austria 5,410 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 13 Sweden 4,817 US dollars, PPP converted compare
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 159.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,244 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Australia?
- Government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Australia was 6,013 US dollars, PPP converted in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,431 US dollars, PPP converted in 2020.
- What is the lowest government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,659 US dollars, PPP converted in 1983.
- How does Australia rank for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D (GBARD). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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