R&D intensity (United Kingdom): 1.8 % GDP in 2019, the latest available value.
37 observations from 1981 to 2019. Source: OECD.
Total R&D expenditure as % of GDP — knowledge-economy headline; 3% Lisbon reference target.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8 % GDP |
| 2018 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 2017 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 2016 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 2015 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 2014 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2013 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2012 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2011 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 2010 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2009 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 2008 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2007 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2006 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2005 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2004 | 1.5 % GDP |
| 2003 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2002 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2001 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2000 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 1999 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 1998 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 1997 | 1.5 % GDP |
| 1996 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 1995 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 1994 | 1.8 % GDP |
| 1993 | 1.9 % GDP |
| 1992 | 1.8 % GDP |
| 1991 | 1.9 % GDP |
| 1990 | 2 % GDP |
| 1989 | 2 % GDP |
| 1988 | 2 % GDP |
| 1987 | 2 % GDP |
| 1986 | 2.1 % GDP |
| 1985 | 2.1 % GDP |
| 1983 | 2.1 % GDP |
| 1981 | 2.2 % GDP |