Serbia (2024)
0.35
% of GDP
unchanged YoY
YoY Change
unchanged
percentage points
Trend
neutral
Series length
16
years of data

Data

Serbia Government-Funded R&D Expenditure (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 0.35 unchanged
2023 0.35 -0.01pp
2022 0.36 +0.01pp
2021 0.35 -0.03pp
2020 0.38 -0.01pp
2019 0.39 +0.01pp
2018 0.38 -0.01pp
2017 0.39 +0.02pp
2016 0.37 -0.02pp
2015 0.39 +0.02pp
2014 0.37 -0.02pp
2013 0.39 -0.03pp
2012 0.42 unchanged
2011 0.42 +0.02pp
2010 0.4 -0.09pp
2009 0.49 n/a

About this Dataset

Serbia recorded 0.35 % of GDP in 2024. That is unchanged on the previous period. Across 2009–2024 the series ranges from 0.35 % of GDP in 2024 to 0.49 % of GDP in 2009.

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Serbia. 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 Serbia. 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 2009–2024 (16 observations).

The series is at its lowest recorded level, 0.35 % of GDP in 2024, down from a peak of 0.49 % of GDP in 2009. That is unchanged on the previous period.