{"id":1928,"date":"2026-10-23T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omniasolutions.hr\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:19:43","slug":"rd-spending-by-country-croatia-eu-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omniasolutions.hr\/en\/rd-spending-by-country-croatia-eu-world\/","title":{"rendered":"R&D spending by country: Croatia, the EU and world leaders in charts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2024 Croatia invested EUR 1.21 billion in research and development (R&D), or 1.41% of gross domestic product (GDP). The European Union average is 2.26%, and the target of both the EU and Croatia’s National Development Strategy to 2030 is 3% of GDP. The world leaders are Israel (6.76%), South Korea (5.13%) and Taiwan (4.10%), and within the EU Sweden (3.53%). Richer economies generally invest more. Across 113 economies, the correlation coefficient between R&D expenditure as a share of GDP and GDP per capita is 0.50.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This analysis uses official data from Eurostat, the OECD, the World Bank and the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS), with five interactive charts, key figures, a correlation analysis with GDP per capita and a calculator of the investment needed to reach the EU average. It ends with an overview of the support that businesses in Croatia can use for their own R&D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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