Slovakia (2023)
0.35
% of GDP
+0.02pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.02pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data

Data

Slovakia Government-Funded R&D Expenditure (2023) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2023 0.35 +0.02pp
2022 0.33 -0.01pp
2021 0.34 -0.01pp
2020 0.35 +0.02pp
2019 0.33 +0.01pp
2018 0.32 +0.01pp
2017 0.31 -0.01pp
2016 0.32 -0.05pp
2015 0.37 +0.01pp
2014 0.36 +0.04pp
2013 0.32 -0.01pp
2012 0.33 unchanged
2011 0.33 +0.03pp
2010 0.3 +0.06pp
2009 0.24 unchanged
2008 0.24 unchanged
2007 0.24 -0.02pp
2006 0.26 -0.02pp
2005 0.28 -0.01pp
2004 0.29 unchanged

About this Dataset

Slovakia recorded 0.35 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.02pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 0.24 % of GDP in 2009 to 0.37 % of GDP in 2015.

This page tracks R&D expenditure funded by government as a share of GDP in Slovakia. 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 Slovakia. 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 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 0.37 % of GDP in 2015 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.24 % of GDP in 2009. The latest reading is 0.35 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +0.02pp.