Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Slovenia
Slovenia: Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 39 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 2016
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Slovenia, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Slovenia stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Slovenia peaked at 1.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Slovenia 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.1% | — |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +43.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 75% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More economy & growth data for Slovenia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 498.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 845.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0446 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,666 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Slovenia?
- Business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Slovenia was 0.5% 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Slovenia rank for business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d?
- Slovenia ranks 25th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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