Portugal Government-Funded R&D Expenditure (2024)
Portugal's Government-Funded R&D Expenditure: 0.57 % of GDP in 2024, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (RD_E_GERDFUND), 2000–2024.
Portugal (2024)
0.57
% of GDP
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
25
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.57 | unchanged |
| 2023 | 0.57 | +0.01pp |
| 2022 | 0.56 | -0.03pp |
| 2021 | 0.59 | -0.01pp |
| 2020 | 0.6 | +0.04pp |
| 2019 | 0.56 | +0.01pp |
| 2018 | 0.55 | +0.01pp |
| 2017 | 0.54 | -0.01pp |
| 2016 | 0.55 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 0.55 | -0.06pp |
| 2014 | 0.61 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 0.61 | +0.02pp |
| 2012 | 0.59 | -0.02pp |
| 2011 | 0.61 | -0.08pp |
| 2010 | 0.69 | -0.03pp |
| 2009 | 0.72 | +0.09pp |
| 2008 | 0.63 | +0.13pp |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +0.04pp |
| 2006 | 0.46 | +0.04pp |
| 2005 | 0.42 | unchanged |
About this Dataset
Portugal recorded 0.57 % of GDP in 2024. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 0.42 % of GDP in 2005 to 0.72 % of GDP in 2009.
This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Portugal. 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 Portugal. 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 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2024 (25 observations).
The series peaked at 0.72 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.42 % of GDP in 2005. The latest reading is 0.57 % of GDP in 2024. That is unchanged on the previous period.