Spain vs Switzerland: GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D

Spain
23,931 Million euro
in 2024
Switzerland
26,643 Million euro
in 2023
Spain rank
14th
Switzerland rank
11th

GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D over time

  • Spain
  • Switzerland
010.0k20.0k30.0k198120022024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 26,643 Million euro against 23,931 Million euro in Spain, a difference of 2,712 Million euro.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.

Spain ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 52 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 1,398 Million euro 3,252 Million euro 1,854 Million euro Switzerland
1990s 4,031 Million euro 5,686 Million euro 1,655 Million euro Switzerland
2000s 9,789 Million euro 8,535 Million euro 1,253 Million euro Spain
2010s 14,050 Million euro 18,366 Million euro 4,316 Million euro Switzerland
2020s 19,814 Million euro 24,516 Million euro 4,701 Million euro Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gerd by sector of performance and type of r&d, Spain or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 26,643 Million euro against 23,931 Million euro in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in gerd by sector of performance and type of r&d between Spain and Switzerland?
2,712 Million euro, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for gerd by sector of performance and type of r&d?
Spain ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D. 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 Switzerland: GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/gerd-by-sector-of-performance-and-type-of-r-and-d/spain/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/gerd-by-sector-of-performance-and-type-of-r-and-d/spain/switzerland/">Spain vs Switzerland: GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D
Unit
Million euro
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
56 places, 1,826 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed