Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Canada
Canada: Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D was 9,350 US dollars, PPP converted in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9,350 US dollars, PPP converted
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
10,423 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2020
All-time low
4,541 US dollars, PPP converted
in 1981
Years of data
43
1981–2023
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Canada, 1981–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollars, PPP converted.
Analysis
In 2023, government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Canada stood at 9,350 US dollars, PPP converted.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Canada peaked at 10,423 US dollars, PPP converted in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,541 US dollars, PPP converted, in 1981.
That places Canada 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D in Canada, year by year
| Year | US dollars, PPP converted | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4,541 US dollars, PPP converted | — |
| 1982 | 4,837 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 5,058 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 5,348 US dollars, PPP converted | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 5,282 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 5,315 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 4,993 US dollars, PPP converted | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 5,129 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 6,022 US dollars, PPP converted | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 6,070 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 6,328 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 6,473 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6,443 US dollars, PPP converted | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6,345 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 5,961 US dollars, PPP converted | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 5,592 US dollars, PPP converted | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 5,514 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 6,017 US dollars, PPP converted | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 6,439 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 6,696 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 7,589 US dollars, PPP converted | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 7,785 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 8,116 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 8,376 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8,890 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 8,788 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 9,442 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 9,863 US dollars, PPP converted | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 10,113 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10,221 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9,261 US dollars, PPP converted | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 9,154 US dollars, PPP converted | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 9,377 US dollars, PPP converted | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8,916 US dollars, PPP converted | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 8,923 US dollars, PPP converted | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9,082 US dollars, PPP converted | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 9,713 US dollars, PPP converted | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 9,419 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 9,731 US dollars, PPP converted | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 10,423 US dollars, PPP converted | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 9,984 US dollars, PPP converted | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 9,646 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 9,350 US dollars, PPP converted | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,170 US dollars, PPP converted | 4,541 US dollars, PPP converted | 6,022 US dollars, PPP converted | 9 |
| 1990s | 6,118 US dollars, PPP converted | 5,514 US dollars, PPP converted | 6,473 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,566 US dollars, PPP converted | 6,696 US dollars, PPP converted | 10,113 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,380 US dollars, PPP converted | 8,916 US dollars, PPP converted | 10,221 US dollars, PPP converted | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,851 US dollars, PPP converted | 9,350 US dollars, PPP converted | 10,423 US dollars, PPP converted | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 4 Türkiye 12,106 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 4 Russian Federation 22,439 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 5 Italy 18,850 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 5 Netherlands 10,205 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 6 Poland 7,890 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 6 Spain 13,367 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 7 Croatia 1,018 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 8 Slovenia 829.05 US dollars, PPP converted compare
- 8 Taiwan, China 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
- 10 Australia 6,013 US dollars, PPP converted compare
More public sector data for Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 29.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 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 Canada?
- Government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d in Canada was 9,350 US dollars, PPP converted in 2023, 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10,423 US dollars, PPP converted in 2020.
- What is the lowest government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,541 US dollars, PPP converted in 1981.
- How does Canada rank for government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government budget allocations for r&d — government allocations for r&d rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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