Spain vs Türkiye: Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source

Spain
33,629 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2024
Türkiye
45,563 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2024
Spain rank
8th
Türkiye rank
5th

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source over time

  • Spain
  • Türkiye
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k198120022024

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 45,563 US dollars, PPP converted against 33,629 US dollars, PPP converted in Spain, a difference of 11,934 US dollars, PPP converted.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 5th of 34 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 10,267 US dollars, PPP converted 2,726 US dollars, PPP converted 7,541 US dollars, PPP converted Spain
2000s 19,593 US dollars, PPP converted 6,941 US dollars, PPP converted 12,652 US dollars, PPP converted Spain
2010s 24,019 US dollars, PPP converted 20,070 US dollars, PPP converted 3,949 US dollars, PPP converted Spain
2020s 29,885 US dollars, PPP converted 38,959 US dollars, PPP converted 9,074 US dollars, PPP converted Türkiye

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, Spain or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 45,563 US dollars, PPP converted against 33,629 US dollars, PPP converted in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic expenditure on r&d by sector of performance and source between Spain and Türkiye?
11,934 US dollars, PPP converted, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Türkiye?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Spain and Türkiye rank globally for gross domestic expenditure on r&d by sector of performance and source?
Spain ranks 8th and Türkiye ranks 5th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Spain vs Türkiye: Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-r-and-d-by-sector-of-performance-and-source-of-funds-gross/spain/turkiye-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-r-and-d-by-sector-of-performance-and-source-of-funds-gross/spain/turkiye-2/">Spain vs Türkiye: Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source of funds — Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD)
Unit
US dollars, PPP converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
47 places, 1,579 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

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).