List of the German federal states by spending on research and development

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The following list sorts the federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany according to their expenditure on research and development (R&D). The share of expenditures is also given as a share of the gross domestic product ( research intensity ) of the respective country. R & D spending in the business sector , the government sector and in the higher education sector recorded.

Ranking list

Federal states are sorted according to their spending on R&D in million euros in 2017.

rank state R&D expenditure
(€ million) 		Share of GDP
in%
1 Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg 27,910 5.6
2 BavariaBavaria Bavaria 18,704 3.1
3 North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia 14,336 2.1
4th Lower SaxonyLower Saxony Lower Saxony 8,928 3.1
5 HesseHesse Hesse 8,182 2.9
6th BerlinBerlin Berlin 4,758 3.4
7th Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate 3,498 2.4
8th SaxonySaxony Saxony 3,400 2.8
9 HamburgHamburg Hamburg 2,500 2.1
10 Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein 1,448 1.5
11 ThuringiaThuringia Thuringia 1,362 2.2
12 BrandenburgBrandenburg Brandenburg 1,195 1.7
13 Saxony-AnhaltSaxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt 919 1.5
14th BremenBremen Bremen 909 2.8
15th Mecklenburg-Western PomeraniaMecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 785 1.8
16 SaarlandSaarland Saarland 619 1.7
GermanyGermany Germany 99,554 3.0

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Research and development expenditure in Germany by federal state. Retrieved February 6, 2020 .