# Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by R&D expenditure share of GDP, 2023

All 11 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rd_expenditure_gdp_share`
- Unit: % of GDP
- 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rd-expenditure-gdp-share/belgium-regions

| Rank | Place | % of GDP |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 8.68 |
| 2 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 5.17 |
| 3 | Prov. Antwerpen | 4.08 |
| 4 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 3.4 |
| 5 | Prov. Liège | 2.52 |
| 6 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 2.45 |
| 7 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 1.91 |
| 8 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 1.72 |
| 9 | Prov. Hainaut | 1.58 |
| 10 | Prov. Namur | 1.09 |
| 11 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 0.57 |