# Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by R&D expenditure share of GDP, 2024

All 21 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, 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/italy-regions

| Rank | Place | % of GDP |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Emilia-Romagna | 2.33 |
| 2 | Piemonte | 2.2 |
| 3 | Lazio | 1.86 |
| 4 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 1.65 |
| 5 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 1.58 |
| 6 | Liguria | 1.4 |
| 7 | Toscana | 1.38 |
| 8 | Campania | 1.29 |
| 9 | Lombardia | 1.2 |
| 10 | Veneto | 1.13 |
| 11 | Abruzzo | 1.09 |
| 12 | Marche | 1 |
| 13 | Sicilia | 0.92 |
| 14 | Puglia | 0.9 |
| 14 | Umbria | 0.9 |
| 16 | Sardegna | 0.85 |
| 17 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 0.78 |
| 18 | Molise | 0.73 |
| 19 | Basilicata | 0.69 |
| 20 | Calabria | 0.6 |
| 21 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 0.56 |