Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D expenditure by NACE Rev. 2 activity by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
14.7%
Korea
Lowest
0.1%
Serbia
Median
0.5%
Years covered
20
2005–2024
Data points
559
What the numbers show
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D expenditure by NACE Rev. 2 activity is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 14.7% in Korea; the lowest is 0.1% in Serbia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5%, and the mean is 2.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 134.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 184.1%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 75.0%).
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea | 14.7% | 2021 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 2 | South Korea | 13.6% | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 3 | Japan | 8.5% | 2023 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 8.4% | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 8.3% | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 7.8% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 7 | United States | 7.2% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 8 | Ireland | 4.2% | 2017 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 4.2% | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 10 | France | 3.5% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 2.2% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 12 | Norway | 1.5% | 2021 | up 120.6% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 1.5% | 2023 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 1.2% | 2024 | up 184.1% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2024 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2023 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 0.5% | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 20 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 0.5% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0.5% | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovenia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2018 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2018 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 0.4% | 2024 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 0.4% | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovak Republic | 0.3% | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 0.3% | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 0.3% | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 0.3% | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.