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Europe & Central Asia
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Within the “Europe & Central Asia” group, Serbia leads Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 at 0.94%, while Kyrgyz Republic sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.05%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.00.20.50.70.9SerbiaSerbia: 0.94%0.9Russian FederationRussian Federation: 0.94%0.9BelarusBelarus: 0.59%0.6North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia: 0.37%0.4UkraineUkraine: 0.37%0.4ArmeniaArmenia: 0.29%0.3GeorgiaGeorgia: 0.26%0.3MoldovaMoldova: 0.22%0.2Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 0.21%0.2AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 0.21%0.2KazakhstanKazakhstan: 0.16%0.2UzbekistanUzbekistan: 0.10%0.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Serbia 0.94%
2 Russian Federation 0.94%
3 Belarus 0.59%
4 North Macedonia 0.37%
5 Ukraine 0.37%
6 Armenia 0.29%
7 Georgia 0.26%
8 Moldova 0.22%
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.21%
10 Azerbaijan 0.21%
11 Kazakhstan 0.16%
12 Uzbekistan 0.10%
13 Kyrgyz Republic 0.05%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Europe & Central Asia group for Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, Serbia leads with a gap of 0.00% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 13 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Kyrgyz Republic at 0.05%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.