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R&D expenditure share of GDP in Emilia-Romagna

R&D expenditure share of GDP in Emilia-Romagna was 2.33% of GDP in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.24 pts from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 21 regions in 2024.

2024, % of GDP2.33
Change on 2023+0.24 pts
Rank1st of 21Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) ranked
Series high2.332024
Series low0.932000

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R&D expenditure share of GDP in Emilia-Romagna, 2000 to 2024

0.511.522.52000200720112015201920242000: 0.93 % of GDP2003: 1.19 % of GDP2004: 1.12 % of GDP2005: 1.15 % of GDP2007: 1.44 % of GDP2008: 1.27 % of GDP2009: 1.38 % of GDP2010: 1.45 % of GDP2011: 1.42 % of GDP2012: 1.61 % of GDP2013: 1.65 % of GDP2014: 1.71 % of GDP2015: 1.8 % of GDP2016: 1.97 % of GDP2017: 1.98 % of GDP2018: 2.03 % of GDP2019: 2.08 % of GDP2020: 2.11 % of GDP2021: 2.16 % of GDP2022: 1.99 % of GDP2023: 2.09 % of GDP2024: 2.33 % of GDP0.511.522.52000201120242000: 0.93 % of GDP2003: 1.19 % of GDP2004: 1.12 % of GDP2005: 1.15 % of GDP2007: 1.44 % of GDP2008: 1.27 % of GDP2009: 1.38 % of GDP2010: 1.45 % of GDP2011: 1.42 % of GDP2012: 1.61 % of GDP2013: 1.65 % of GDP2014: 1.71 % of GDP2015: 1.8 % of GDP2016: 1.97 % of GDP2017: 1.98 % of GDP2018: 2.03 % of GDP2019: 2.08 % of GDP2020: 2.11 % of GDP2021: 2.16 % of GDP2022: 1.99 % of GDP2023: 2.09 % of GDP2024: 2.33 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat, Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by NUTS 2 region, all sectors, percentage of GDP (rd_e_gerdreg). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-09-29.
All 22 values
Period% of GDP
20242.33
20232.09
20221.99
20212.16
20202.11
20192.08
20182.03
20171.98
20161.97 Series break
20151.8
20141.71 Estimated
20131.65
20121.61
20111.42
20101.45
20091.38
20081.27
20071.44
20051.15
20041.12
20031.19
20000.93

Compared with Italy and European Union (27)

Place2024
Emilia-Romagna2.33
Italy1.41
European Union (27)2.26

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Definition

Gross domestic expenditure on research and experimental development (GERD) by all sectors (businesses, government, higher education and private non-profit institutions) as a percentage of gross domestic product. Regions are measured against their own regional GDP.

Measured following the OECD Frascati Manual. The EU set a target of 3% of GDP. Eurostat estimates the EU total, and some national years are estimated or provisional.

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Eurostat. Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by NUTS 2 region, all sectors, percentage of GDP (rd_e_gerdreg). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rd_e_gerdreg/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by NUTS 2 region, all sectors, percentage of GDP (rd_e_gerdreg) (R&D expenditure share of GDP, Emilia-Romagna, 2000 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rd_e_gerdreg/default/table

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Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by NUTS 2 region, all sectors, percentage of GDP (rd_e_gerdreg), R&D expenditure share of GDP, Emilia-Romagna, 2000 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 29 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rd_e_gerdreg/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rd-expenditure-gdp-share/emilia-romagna-ith5. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by NUTS 2 region, all sectors, percentage of GDP (rd_e_gerdreg). R&D expenditure share of GDP, Emilia-Romagna, 2000 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rd_e_gerdreg/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rd-expenditure-gdp-share/emilia-romagna-ith5.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by NUTS 2 region, all sectors, percentage of GDP (rd_e_gerdreg), R&D expenditure share of GDP, Emilia-Romagna, 2000 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rd_e_gerdreg/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rd-expenditure-gdp-share/emilia-romagna-ith5 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the R&D expenditure share of GDP in Emilia-Romagna?

R&D expenditure share of GDP in Emilia-Romagna was 2.33% of GDP in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.24 pts from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 21 regions in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (GERD) by NUTS 2 region, all sectors, percentage of GDP (rd_e_gerdreg). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest R&D expenditure share of GDP in Emilia-Romagna?

2.33% of GDP in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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