France vs United States: R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect

France
0.2689 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
United States
0.1635 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
France rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect over time

  • France
  • United States
00.10.20.3200020112023

How they compare

France currently reports 0.2689 Percentage of GDP against 0.1635 Percentage of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.1054 Percentage of GDP.

That makes France's figure about 1.6 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

France ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 43 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States Difference Ahead
2000s 0.092 Percentage of GDP 0.0543 Percentage of GDP 0.0377 Percentage of GDP France
2010s 0.2805 Percentage of GDP 0.0807 Percentage of GDP 0.1998 Percentage of GDP France
2020s 0.2839 Percentage of GDP 0.1421 Percentage of GDP 0.1418 Percentage of GDP France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — indirect, France or United States?
France, at 0.2689 Percentage of GDP against 0.1635 Percentage of GDP in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — indirect between France and United States?
0.1054 Percentage of GDP, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do France and United States rank globally for r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — indirect?
France ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect government support through R&D tax incentives (GTARD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs United States: R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-tax-expenditure-and-direct-government-funding-of-berd-indirect-government-support/france/united-states-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/r-and-d-tax-expenditure-and-direct-government-funding-of-berd-indirect-government-support/france/united-states-2/">France vs United States: R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Indirect government support through R&D tax incentives (GTARD)
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
57 places, 1,280 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The OECD R&D Tax Incentives database provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of central and subnational government support for business R&D in form of R&D tax incentives and direct funding across OECD member countries and other major economies. This includes time-series indicators of tax expenditures for R&D, based on the latest OECD data collection on tax incentive support for R&D expenditures. Estimates of the cost of R&D tax support at subnational government level are reported whenever such provisions are applicable and relevant data are available. These estimates of the cost of central and subnational R&D tax relief have been combined with data on direct government funding of business expenditure on R&D (BERD), as compiled by National Statistical Offices based on reports from firms, in order to provide a more complete picture of government efforts to promote business R&D. Furthermore, these estimates are combined with data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) in the broader context of overall budgetary support for R&D activities undertaken by governments. Government budget allocations for R&D include direct funding provided to all sectors, including contributions to R&D programmes abroad. OECD (2019) provides a practical guide to using the OECD R&D Tax Incentives database, describing the R&D tax incentive time series data and highlighting their potential for internationally comparative work through descriptive indicators and econometric analysis.