Portugal Government-Funded R&D Expenditure (2024)
Portugal's Government-Funded R&D Expenditure: 0.6 % of GDP in 2024, unchanged YoY. Eurostat (RD_E_GERDFUND), 2000–2024.
Portugal (2024)
0.6
% of GDP
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
25
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2023 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2022 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2021 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2020 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2019 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +0.1pp |
| 2017 | 0.5 | -0.1pp |
| 2016 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2014 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2011 | 0.6 | -0.1pp |
| 2010 | 0.7 | unchanged |
| 2009 | 0.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.1pp |
| 2007 | 0.5 | unchanged |
| 2006 | 0.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2005 | 0.4 | unchanged |
About this Dataset
Portugal recorded 0.6 % of GDP in 2024. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2000–2024 the series ranges from 0.4 in 2005 to 0.7 in 2009.
This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Portugal 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 Portugal 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 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 0.7 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.4 in 2005. The latest reading of 0.6 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period.