R&D Environmental protection (Domestic Currency) by country

This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).

Countries reporting
65
Highest
109.00 billion
Colombia
Lowest
0
Kosovo
Median
101.99 million
Years covered
28
1995–2022
Data points
1,322

What the numbers show

R&D Environmental protection (Domestic Currency) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 109.00 billion in Colombia; the lowest is 0 in Kosovo.

The median across all reporting countries is 101.99 million, and the mean is 2.24 billion.

Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Papua New Guinea (up 1,180,860.0%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 100.0%).

R&D Environmental protection: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Colombia 109.00 billion 2020 up 1,037.1% volatile
2 Japan 12.20 billion 2022 down 84.4% volatile
3 Burkina Faso 4.91 billion 2022 β€” volatile
4 Norway 1.70 billion 2022 down 34.3% volatile
5 Germany 1.63 billion 2022 up 73.6% rising
6 Hungary 1.60 billion 2021 up 25.2% volatile
7 Czechia 1.53 billion 2021 up 60.5% rising
8 Italy 1.30 billion 2021 down 14.5% falling
9 Argentina 1.08 billion 2022 up 363.6% volatile
10 United Kingdom 1.05 billion 2022 up 56.5% rising
11 Russia 832.00 million 2020 up 29.3% volatile
12 France 831.00 million 2021 up 122.8% volatile
13 Kazakhstan 817.20 million 2021 β€” volatile
14 Sweden 626.00 million 2021 up 41.3% rising
15 Philippines 601.64 million 2020 up 582.9% volatile
16 Poland 584.60 million 2021 up 17.6% rising
17 South Africa 536.79 million 2022 up 100.9% rising
18 United Arab Emirates 525.00 million 2022 up 30.9% rising
19 TΓΌrkiye 478.54 million 2022 up 393.4% volatile
20 Angola 473.34 million 2019 down 57.6% volatile
21 Denmark 439.00 million 2022 down 42.8% volatile
22 Brazil 342.68 million 2020 down 45.5% falling
23 Netherlands 301.00 million 2022 up 173.6% volatile
24 Spain 272.00 million 2022 up 18.8% rising
25 Ethiopia 241.07 million 2022 β€” volatile
26 Iceland 240.08 million 2022 up 159.4% volatile
27 Switzerland 210.13 million 2022 up 12.2% rising
28 Ukraine 202.10 million 2022 up 208.1% volatile
29 Portugal 192.39 million 2021 up 84.9% volatile
30 Cabo Verde 173.67 million 2017 down 28.0% falling
31 Belgium 119.80 million 2021 up 193.6% volatile
32 Republic of Moldova 116.20 million 2022 β€” volatile
33 Nepal 101.99 million 2021 β€” volatile
34 Austria 100.79 million 2022 up 8.0% rising
35 Thailand 85.56 million 2022 down 46.7% volatile
36 Finland 83.00 million 2021 up 22.1% rising
37 New Zealand 77.09 million 2020 up 27.3% rising
38 Slovenia 27.97 million 2021 up 142.6% volatile
39 Namibia 24.02 million 2022 down 23.7% falling
40 Ireland 24.01 million 2021 up 69.5% volatile
41 Estonia 20.00 million 2021 up 30.7% volatile
42 Slovak Republic 18.24 million 2021 up 156.0% volatile
43 Guatemala 11.97 million 2022 up 36.8% rising
44 Albania 11.82 million 2021 β€” volatile
45 Australia 7.00 million 2022 down 80.0% volatile
46 Croatia 5.82 million 2021 up 0.1% volatile
47 Kyrgyzstan 4.70 million 2022 down 29.9% volatile
48 Armenia 2.79 million 2022 down 62.7% falling
49 Belarus 2.08 million 2022 up 243.1% volatile
50 Latvia 1.69 million 2021 up 2,622.6% volatile
51 Luxembourg 1.67 million 2022 up 69.7% volatile
52 Papua New Guinea 1.63 million 2022 up 1,180,860.0% volatile
53 Mongolia 1.28 million 2021 β€” volatile
54 Israel 1.13 million 2022 down 56.6% volatile
55 Andorra 766,282 2022 β€” falling
56 El Salvador 300,000 2021 β€” volatile
57 Jordan 200,000 2022 unchanged volatile
58 Lithuania 78,000 2021 down 47.7% volatile
59 Malta 31,000 2021 down 66.7% volatile
60 Seychelles 0 2020 β€” volatile
60 Ecuador 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
60 Georgia 0 2022 β€” volatile
60 Romania 0 2021 down 100.0% volatile
60 Kenya 0 2021 β€” volatile
60 Kosovo 0 2021 β€” volatile

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Indicator
R&D Environmental protection (Domestic Currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
89 places, 1,322 data points, 1995–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset captures government spending on environmental protection efforts such as pollution abatement, biodiversity conservation, and waste management. These expenditures are classified according to the COFOG framework (Classification of the Functions of Government).