Australia vs Spain: Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 33,629 US dollars, PPP converted against 26,905 US dollars, PPP converted in Australia, a difference of 6,724 US dollars, PPP converted.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th of 34 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5,718 US dollars, PPP converted | 5,216 US dollars, PPP converted | 501.59 US dollars, PPP converted | Australia |
| 1990s | 9,999 US dollars, PPP converted | 10,144 US dollars, PPP converted | 145.2 US dollars, PPP converted | Spain |
| 2000s | 18,053 US dollars, PPP converted | 19,037 US dollars, PPP converted | 983.54 US dollars, PPP converted | Spain |
| 2010s | 25,465 US dollars, PPP converted | 24,333 US dollars, PPP converted | 1,131 US dollars, PPP converted | Australia |
| 2020s | 26,082 US dollars, PPP converted | 30,050 US dollars, PPP converted | 3,968 US dollars, PPP converted | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic expenditure on r&d by sector of performance and source, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 33,629 US dollars, PPP converted against 26,905 US dollars, PPP converted in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic expenditure on r&d by sector of performance and source between Australia and Spain?
- 6,724 US dollars, PPP converted, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for gross domestic expenditure on r&d by sector of performance and source?
- Australia ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds — Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table contains gross research and development (R&D) expenditure statistics broken down by sector of performance (business enterprise, government, higher education, private non-profit, and total intramural) and by source of funds (business enterprise, government - including public general university funds -, higher education, private non-profit and funds from the rest of the World - including funds from enterprises and other funds from the rest of the World).