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Economy & public finances

China · R&D intensity

Total R&D expenditure as % of GDP: knowledge-economy headline; 3% Lisbon reference target.
2.8% GDP
2025
+0.1 ptsvs 2024
min 1.1 2002max 2.8 2025
% GDP
Range
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Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China· Data 2025
Upd. 02/2026Y-axis truncated
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