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Australia – R&D Spending

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a share of GDP. Covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development. · World Bank
1.86% +0.03% from 2019 G20 rank: 22nd · all-time high: 2.40% (2008)

APA

Australia R&D Spending. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/australia/rd-spending

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_australia_rd-spending,
  title = {Australia R&D Spending},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/australia/rd-spending},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2022 no data yet
2023 no data yet
2024 no data yet
2025 no data yet
2026 soon
2027 projection soon
2021 1.86% +0.03% 22nd
2019 1.83% −0.05% 23rd
2017 1.88% −0.04% 20th
2015 1.92% −0.26% 21st
2013 2.18% −0.06% 13th
2011 2.23% −0.14% 13th
2010 2.37% −0.03% 10th
2008 2.40% +0.22% 13th
2006 2.18% +0.33% 11th
2004 1.85% +0.10% 14th
Show all years (1996–2021)
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +36.0% GDP growth 2.0% C/A balance 2.6%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Australia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw r&d spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →