# Autonomous communities of Spain by R&D expenditure share of GDP, 2024

All 19 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/spain-regions

| Rank | Place | % of GDP |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Navarre | 2.34 |
| 2 | Basque Country | 2.3 |
| 3 | Community of Madrid | 2.18 |
| 4 | Catalonia | 1.82 |
| 5 | Castile and León | 1.38 |
| 6 | Galicia | 1.29 |
| 7 | Valencian Community | 1.22 |
| 8 | Aragon | 1.15 |
| 9 | Region of Murcia | 1.1 |
| 10 | Andalusia | 1.09 |
| 11 | Asturias | 1.03 |
| 12 | Cantabria | 0.98 |
| 13 | La Rioja | 0.92 |
| 14 | Extremadura | 0.7 |
| 15 | Castilla-La Mancha | 0.56 |
| 16 | Canary Islands | 0.53 |
| 17 | Melilla | 0.47 |
| 18 | Balearic Islands | 0.39 |
| 19 | Ceuta | 0.28 |