Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE … 2 in Italy
Italy: Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE … 2 was 17,566 Million euro in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17,566 Million euro
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
13th
of 54 countries
All-time high
17,566 Million euro
in 2024
All-time low
7,856 Million euro
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. in Italy, 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million euro.
Analysis
In 2024, business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. in Italy stood at 17,566 Million euro. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. in Italy peaked at 17,566 Million euro in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,856 Million euro, in 2005.
Italy ranks 13th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE … 2 in Italy, year by year
| Year | Million euro | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7,856 Million euro | — |
| 2006 | 8,210 Million euro | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 9,455 Million euro | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 10,173 Million euro | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 10,238 Million euro | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10,579 Million euro | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 10,825 Million euro | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 11,107 Million euro | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 11,480 Million euro | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 12,344 Million euro | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 12,886 Million euro | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 14,088 Million euro | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 14,840 Million euro | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 15,934 Million euro | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 16,589 Million euro | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 15,467 Million euro | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 15,645 Million euro | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 16,270 Million euro | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 17,156 Million euro | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 17,566 Million euro | +2.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 17,566 Million euro is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,162 Million euro, 5.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Italy's 17,566 Million euro is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,039 Million euro, 2.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,186 Million euro | 7,856 Million euro | 10,238 Million euro | 5 |
| 2010s | 13,067 Million euro | 10,579 Million euro | 16,589 Million euro | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,421 Million euro | 15,467 Million euro | 17,566 Million euro | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 10 Netherlands 18,720 Million euro compare
- 11 Switzerland 18,479 Million euro compare
- 12 Netherlands 18,124 Million euro compare
- 14 Sweden 14,575 Million euro compare
- 15 Belgium 14,545 Million euro compare
- 16 Spain 13,342 Million euro compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -31.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 502.25 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 366.74 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. in Italy?
- Business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. in Italy was 17,566 Million euro in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 17,566 Million euro in 2024.
- What is the lowest business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,856 Million euro in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev.?
- Italy ranks 13th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is business enterprise r&d expenditure in high-tech sectors by nace rev. rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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