Croatia (2023)
0.46
% of GDP
+0.03pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.03pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
22
years of data

Data

Croatia Government-Funded R&D Expenditure (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2023 0.46 +0.03pp
2022 0.43 -0.02pp
2021 0.45 -0.01pp
2020 0.46 +0.04pp
2019 0.42 +0.02pp
2018 0.4 +0.04pp
2017 0.36 +0.01pp
2016 0.35 +0.05pp
2015 0.3 -0.02pp
2014 0.32 +0.01pp
2013 0.31 -0.02pp
2012 0.33 -0.02pp
2011 0.35 -0.01pp
2010 0.36 -0.06pp
2009 0.42 -0.01pp
2008 0.43 +0.04pp
2007 0.39 -0.02pp
2006 0.41 -0.08pp
2005 0.49 +0.01pp
2004 0.48 -0.05pp

About this Dataset

Croatia recorded 0.46 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.03pp. Across 2002–2023 the series ranges from 0.3 % of GDP in 2015 to 0.53 % of GDP in 2003.

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Croatia. 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 Croatia. 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 2002–2023 (22 observations).

The series peaked at 0.53 % of GDP in 2003 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.3 % of GDP in 2015. The latest reading is 0.46 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.03pp.