This statistic shows the gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP in Austria from 2000 to 2017. Over the period, the GERD share rose by a total of 1.27 percentage points. The GERD peaked at 3.16 percent of Austria's GDP in 2017. In 2015, Austria had the highest GERD to GDP ration in the reported countries in the European Union (EU) followed by Denmark and Germany.
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP in Austria from 2000 to 2017
Characteristic
GERD as percentage of GDP
2017*
3.16%
2016*
3.13%
2015
3.05%
2014*
3.07%
2013
2.95%
2012*
2.91%
2011
2.67%
2010*
2.73%
2009
2.6%
2008*
2.57%
2007
2.42%
2006
2.36%
2005*
2.37%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2GERD as percentage of GDP1.89%1.89%1.99%1.99%2.07%2.07%2.17%2.17%2.17%2.17%2.37%2.37%2.36%2.36%2.42%2.42%2.57%2.57%2.6%2.6%2.73%2.73%2.67%2.67%2.91%2.91%2.95%2.95%3.07%3.07%3.05%3.05%3.13%3.13%3.16%3.16%2000*2001*20022003*20042005*200620072008*20092010*20112012*20132014*20152016*2017*
1.75%2%2.25%2.5%2.75%3%3.25%
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OECD. (March 28, 2019). Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP in Austria from 2000 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/419646/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-research-and-development-gdp-austria/
OECD. "Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP in Austria from 2000 to 2017." Chart. March 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419646/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-research-and-development-gdp-austria/
OECD. (2019). Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP in Austria from 2000 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419646/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-research-and-development-gdp-austria/
OECD. "Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (Gerd) as a Percentage of Gdp in Austria from 2000 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/419646/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-research-and-development-gdp-austria/
OECD, Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP in Austria from 2000 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/419646/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-research-and-development-gdp-austria/ (last visited February 13, 2025)
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of GDP in Austria from 2000 to 2017 [Graph], OECD, March 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/419646/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-research-and-development-gdp-austria/
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