R&D expenditure share of GDP in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen

R&D expenditure share of GDP in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen was 3.4% of GDP in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.06 pts from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 11 regions in 2023.

2023, % of GDP3.4

Change on 2022-0.06 pts

Rank4th of 11Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) ranked

Series high3.462022

Series low1.812006

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R&D expenditure share of GDP in Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 2006 to 2023

% 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 14 values

Period	% of GDP
2023	3.4
2022	3.46
2017	2.7
2016	2.73
2015	2.49
2014	2.5
2013	2.68
2012	2.57
2011	2.27
2010	2.2
2009	2.06
2008	2.02
2007	1.86
2006	1.81

Compared with Belgium and European Union (27)

Place	2023
Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	3.4
Belgium	3.24
European Union (27)	2.25

Rankings

EU countries by R&D expenditure share of GDP 27 places
Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by R&D expenditure share of GDP 11 places

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, Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 2006 to 2023) [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, Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 2006 to 2023. 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/prov-oost-vlaanderen-be23. 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, Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 2006 to 2023. 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/prov-oost-vlaanderen-be23.

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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, Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 2006 to 2023 [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/prov-oost-vlaanderen-be23 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen, 2006 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/rd_e_gerdreg/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rd-expenditure-gdp-share/prov-oost-vlaanderen-be23. Publisher attribution: 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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