Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Slovakia
Slovakia: Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
29th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.2%
in 2022
Years of data
10
2005–2023
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Slovakia, 2005–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Slovakia stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 36.0% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Slovakia peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
That places Slovakia 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +165.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -55.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +36.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 64% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 57% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
- 27 United Kingdom 0.4% compare
- 27 United Kingdom 0.4% compare
- 29 Slovakia 0.3% compare
- 31 Poland 0.3% compare
- 31 Poland 0.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Slovakia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 342.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.05 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -59.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 379.36 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1175 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 3,355 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Slovakia?
- Business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Slovakia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Slovakia rank for business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d?
- Slovakia ranks 29th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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