Norway (2023)
0.81
% of GDP
+0.14pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.14pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
16
years of data

Data

Norway Business-Funded R&D Expenditure (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP Change
2023 0.81 +0.14pp
2022 0.67 -0.12pp
2021 0.79 -0.17pp
2020 0.96 +0.07pp
2019 0.89 +0.06pp
2018 0.83 -0.03pp
2017 0.86 +0.01pp
2016 0.85 +0.03pp
2015 0.82 n/a
2013 0.69 n/a
2011 0.7 n/a
2009 0.73 n/a
2007 0.69 n/a
2005 0.69 n/a
2003 0.85 n/a
2001 0.83 n/a

About this Dataset

Norway recorded 0.81 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.14pp. Across 2001–2023 the series ranges from 0.67 % of GDP in 2022 to 0.96 % of GDP in 2020.

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by the business enterprise sector as a share of GDP in Norway. Business-funded R&D reflects private sector innovation investment and the depth of industry-driven research.

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 the business enterprise sector as a share of GDP in Norway. Business-funded R&D reflects private sector innovation investment and the depth of industry-driven research. 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 2001–2023 (16 observations).

The series peaked at 0.96 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.67 % of GDP in 2022. The latest reading is 0.81 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.14pp.