Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Czechia
Czechia: Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
17th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2013
Years of data
20
2005–2024
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Czechia, 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Czechia stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Czechia peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Czechia ranks 17th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +62.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +89.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -53.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +45.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More economy & growth data for Czechia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 103.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 323.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2845 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 236.39 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Czechia?
- Business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Czechia was 0.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Czechia rank for business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d?
- Czechia ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D expenditure by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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