Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP in Croatia
Croatia: Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP in Croatia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 1.4% for research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp in Croatia peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
Croatia ranks 36th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP in Croatia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,262 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5301 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 14,369 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4692 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 12,716 current LCU per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp in Croatia?
- Research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp in Croatia was 1.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does Croatia rank for research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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