Slovakia (2023)
0.4
% of GDP
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Slovakia Business-Funded R&D Expenditure (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2023 0.4 -0.1pp
2022 0.5 +0.1pp
2021 0.4 unchanged
2020 0.4 unchanged
2019 0.4 unchanged
2018 0.4 unchanged
2017 0.4 unchanged
2016 0.4 +0.1pp
2015 0.3 unchanged
2014 0.3 unchanged
2013 0.3 unchanged
2012 0.3 +0.1pp
2011 0.2 unchanged
2010 0.2 unchanged
2009 0.2 unchanged
2008 0.2 unchanged
2007 0.2 unchanged
2006 0.2 unchanged
2005 0.2 unchanged
2004 0.2 -0.1pp

About this Dataset

Slovakia recorded 0.4 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 0.2 in 2008 to 0.5 in 2022.

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by the business enterprise sector as a share of GDP in Slovakia from 2000 to present. 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 Slovakia from 2000 to present. 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 2000–2023 (24 observations).

The series peaked at 0.5 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.2 in 2008. The latest reading of 0.4 in 2023 represents a change of -0.1pp.