France (2023)
0.7
% of GDP
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
23
years of data

Data

France Government-Funded R&D Expenditure (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP Change
2023 0.7 unchanged
2022 0.7 unchanged
2021 0.7 unchanged
2020 0.7 unchanged
2019 0.7 unchanged
2018 0.7 unchanged
2017 0.7 unchanged
2016 0.7 -0.1pp
2014 0.8 unchanged
2013 0.8 unchanged
2012 0.8 unchanged
2011 0.8 unchanged
2010 0.8 -0.1pp
2009 0.9 +0.1pp
2008 0.8 unchanged
2007 0.8 unchanged
2006 0.8 unchanged
2005 0.8 unchanged
2004 0.8 unchanged
2003 0.8 unchanged

About this Dataset

France recorded 0.7 % of GDP in 2023. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 0.7 in 2019 to 0.9 in 2009.

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in France from 2000 to present. Government R&D funding underpins basic research, public science infrastructure, and defence research that the private sector typically under-provides.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in France from 2000 to present. Government R&D funding underpins basic research, public science infrastructure, and defence research that the private sector typically under-provides. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (23 observations).

The series peaked at 0.9 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.7 in 2019. The latest reading of 0.7 in 2023 is unchanged on the previous period.