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R&D spending as a share of GDP: Canadian provinces ranked (2023)

Measure: Research and development spending as a share of GDP (%). All 11 provinces and territories with data in Research and development spending as a share of GDP by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 27-10-0359-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-14
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National value: 1.9 (Canada).

British Columbia: 1.9Alberta: 1.1Saskatchewan: 0.8Manitoba: 1.2Ontario: 2.3Quebec: 2.5New Brunswick: 0.9Yukon: not in this tableNunavut: not in this tableNewfoundland and Labrador: 1.3Nova Scotia: 1.6Northwest Territories: not in this tablePrince Edward Island: 1.1
  • Lowest: 0.3 to 0.9 %
  • Group 2: 0.9 to 1.1 %
  • Group 3: 1.1 to 1.3 %
  • Group 4: 1.3 to 1.9 %
  • Highest: 1.9 to 2.5 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: 2023 is the latest year with provincial figures. The territories are published as a single combined value.

1Quebec2.5
2Ontario2.3
3British Columbia1.9
4Nova Scotia1.6
5Newfoundland and Labrador1.3
6Manitoba1.2
7Prince Edward Island1.1
7Alberta1.1
9New Brunswick0.9
10Saskatchewan0.8
11Territories0.3

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 27-10-0359-01: Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), Canada and provinces, and international comparisons. Reference period: 2023.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by research and development spending as a share of GDP (%) (2023). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 27-10-0359-01: Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (GERD) as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), Canada and provinces, and international comparisons; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-research-and-development-spending-as-a-share-of-gdp/

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