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Economies (4/8)
WorldJapanNigeriaBrazil
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
percent of GDP · UNESCO Institute for Statistics via World Bank
- World
- Japan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
Data table
82 observations
| Period | World | Japan | Nigeria | Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.60% | 3.44% | — | 1.19% |
| 2022 | 2.57% | 3.40% | — | 1.19% |
| 2021 | 2.52% | 3.27% | — | 1.13% |
| 2020 | 2.46% | 3.27% | — | 1.22% |
| 2019 | 2.26% | 3.22% | 0.28% | 1.15% |
| 2018 | 2.22% | 3.22% | — | 1.15% |
| 2017 | 2.14% | 3.17% | — | 1.12% |
| 2016 | 2.15% | 3.11% | — | 1.20% |
| 2015 | 2.10% | 3.24% | — | 1.28% |
| 2014 | 2.09% | 3.37% | — | 1.27% |
| 2013 | 1.98% | 3.28% | — | 1.20% |
| 2012 | 2.01% | 3.17% | — | 1.13% |
| 2011 | 1.98% | 3.21% | — | 1.14% |
| 2010 | 2.00% | 3.10% | — | 1.16% |
| 2009 | 2.01% | 3.20% | — | 1.12% |
| 2008 | 1.98% | 3.29% | — | 1.13% |
| 2007 | 1.92% | 3.29% | 0.13% | 1.08% |
| 2006 | 1.96% | 3.23% | — | 0.99% |
| 2005 | 1.95% | 3.13% | — | 1.00% |
| 2004 | 1.97% | 2.98% | — | 0.96% |
| 2003 | 2.02% | 2.99% | — | 1.00% |
| 2002 | 2.03% | 2.97% | — | 1.01% |
| 2001 | 2.06% | 2.92% | — | 1.06% |
| 2000 | 2.05% | 2.86% | — | 1.05% |
| 1999 | 2.05% | 2.85% | — | — |
| 1998 | 1.97% | 2.83% | — | — |
| 1997 | 1.96% | 2.72% | — | — |
| 1996 | 1.96% | 2.64% | — | — |