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

All 22 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/france-regions

| Rank | Place | % of GDP |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Midi-Pyrénées | 4.08 |
| 2 | Rhône-Alpes | 3.02 |
| 3 | Ile-de-France | 2.9 |
| 4 | Franche-Comté | 2.74 |
| 5 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 2.29 |
| 6 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 2.1 |
| 7 | Auvergne | 2.03 |
| 8 | Aquitaine | 1.78 |
| 9 | Bretagne | 1.74 |
| 10 | Alsace | 1.67 |
| 11 | Picardie | 1.42 |
| 12 | Centre - Val de Loire | 1.38 |
| 13 | Haute-Normandie | 1.34 |
| 14 | Pays de la Loire | 1.33 |
| 15 | Limousin | 1.22 |
| 15 | Lorraine | 1.22 |
| 17 | Basse-Normandie | 1.15 |
| 18 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 0.91 |
| 19 | Bourgogne | 0.82 |
| 20 | Poitou-Charentes | 0.8 |
| 21 | Champagne-Ardenne | 0.63 |
| 22 | Corse | 0.33 |