R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of in United States

United States: R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of was 0.2885 Percentage of GDP in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2885 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 17.4%
World rank
3rd
of 12 countries
All-time high
0.3284 Percentage of GDP
in 2009
All-time low
0.2018 Percentage of GDP
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022

R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of in United States, 2000–2022

00.10.20.32000201120222000: 0.236 Percentage of GDP2001: 0.22 Percentage of GDP2002: 0.202 Percentage of GDP2003: 0.203 Percentage of GDP2004: 0.211 Percentage of GDP2005: 0.217 Percentage of GDP2006: 0.229 Percentage of GDP2007: 0.241 Percentage of GDP2008: 0.304 Percentage of GDP2009: 0.328 Percentage of GDP2010: 0.285 Percentage of GDP2011: 0.262 Percentage of GDP2012: 0.256 Percentage of GDP2013: 0.242 Percentage of GDP2014: 0.223 Percentage of GDP2015: 0.227 Percentage of GDP2016: 0.21 Percentage of GDP2017: 0.225 Percentage of GDP2018: 0.235 Percentage of GDP2019: 0.224 Percentage of GDP2020: 0.263 Percentage of GDP2021: 0.246 Percentage of GDP2022: 0.288 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2022, r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of in United States stood at 0.2885 Percentage of GDP.

The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of in United States peaked at 0.3284 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2018 Percentage of GDP, in 2002.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of in United States, year by year

Annual values for R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of tax incentive support for business R&D (GTARD) and government-financed BERD in United States, 2000 to 2022.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 0.236 Percentage of GDP
2001 0.2198 Percentage of GDP -6.9%
2002 0.2018 Percentage of GDP -8.2%
2003 0.2033 Percentage of GDP +0.7%
2004 0.2113 Percentage of GDP +3.9%
2005 0.2168 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
2006 0.2288 Percentage of GDP +5.5%
2007 0.2407 Percentage of GDP +5.2%
2008 0.3045 Percentage of GDP +26.5%
2009 0.3284 Percentage of GDP +7.8%
2010 0.2848 Percentage of GDP -13.3%
2011 0.262 Percentage of GDP -8.0%
2012 0.2561 Percentage of GDP -2.3%
2013 0.242 Percentage of GDP -5.5%
2014 0.223 Percentage of GDP -7.9%
2015 0.2267 Percentage of GDP +1.7%
2016 0.2096 Percentage of GDP -7.5%
2017 0.2245 Percentage of GDP +7.1%
2018 0.2355 Percentage of GDP +4.9%
2019 0.2243 Percentage of GDP -4.8%
2020 0.2629 Percentage of GDP +17.2%
2021 0.2457 Percentage of GDP -6.5%
2022 0.2885 Percentage of GDP +17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2391 Percentage of GDP 0.2018 Percentage of GDP 0.3284 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 0.2389 Percentage of GDP 0.2096 Percentage of GDP 0.2848 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 0.2657 Percentage of GDP 0.2457 Percentage of GDP 0.2885 Percentage of GDP 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 United Kingdom 0.4043 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 1 Portugal 0.516 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 2 Russia 0.4728 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 3 Iceland 0.4404 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 4 France 0.4168 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 4 Türkiye 0.2764 Percentage of GDP compare
  7. 5 Netherlands 0.2343 Percentage of GDP compare
  8. 5 Austria 0.3449 Percentage of GDP compare
  9. 6 Israel 0.3445 Percentage of GDP compare
  10. 6 Slovenia 0.1744 Percentage of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

More economy & growth data for United States

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of in United States?
R&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of in United States was 0.2885 Percentage of GDP in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.3284 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
What is the lowest r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2018 Percentage of GDP in 2002.
How does United States rank for r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of?
United States ranks 3rd out of 12 countries with data for 2022.
Is r&d tax expenditure and direct government funding of berd — sum of rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of tax incentive support for business R&D (GTARD) and government-financed BERD. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of in United States. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/r-and-d-tax-expenditure-and-direct-government-funding-of-berd-sum-of-tax-incentive/united-states-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/r-and-d-tax-expenditure-and-direct-government-funding-of-berd-sum-of-tax-incentive/united-states-2/">R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of in United States</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of tax incentive support for business R&D (GTARD) and government-financed BERD
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 1,059 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The OECD R&D Tax Incentives database provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of central and subnational government support for business R&D in form of R&D tax incentives and direct funding across OECD member countries and other major economies. This includes time-series indicators of tax expenditures for R&D, based on the latest OECD data collection on tax incentive support for R&D expenditures. Estimates of the cost of R&D tax support at subnational government level are reported whenever such provisions are applicable and relevant data are available. These estimates of the cost of central and subnational R&D tax relief have been combined with data on direct government funding of business expenditure on R&D (BERD), as compiled by National Statistical Offices based on reports from firms, in order to provide a more complete picture of government efforts to promote business R&D. Furthermore, these estimates are combined with data on Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) in the broader context of overall budgetary support for R&D activities undertaken by governments. Government budget allocations for R&D include direct funding provided to all sectors, including contributions to R&D programmes abroad. OECD (2019) provides a practical guide to using the OECD R&D Tax Incentives database, describing the R&D tax incentive time series data and highlighting their potential for internationally comparative work through descriptive indicators and econometric analysis.