Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Spain
Spain: 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
down 10.9%
World rank
20th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 2017
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Spain peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2017.
Spain ranks 20th of 40 countries on this measure, 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.5% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -10.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -19.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 298.15 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 217.71 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.3 % 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 Spain?
- Business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d in Spain 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for business expenditure on r&d (berd) in ict sector as % of total r&d?
- Spain ranks 20th 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 Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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