GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 2.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 2.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1996.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 8th of 50 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
GERD as a percentage of GDP in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.0% | — |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Gerd as a percentage of gdp in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 2.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1996.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 8th out of 50 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release