Belarus vs Romania: Research & development spending as a share of GDP

Belarus

0.6%

in 2024

Romania

0.5%

in 2023

Belarus rank

58th

Romania rank

59th

Research & development spending as a share of GDP over time

Belarus currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 58th and Romania ranks 59th of 116 countries.

Indicator: Research & development spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 116 places, 2,375 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Includes basic research, applied research, and experimental development.