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WORLD STATISTICS

Science & Space

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

percent of GDP. Produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
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Indicator code
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS
Unit
percent of GDP
Frequency
annual
Default classification
Latest available
Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank — World Development Indicators
License
CC BY 4.0
Source record
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS

World trend

1996 – 2023

Highest

Most recent year per country (within 5 years of the latest).

  1. 1Israel6.35%2023
  2. 2Liechtenstein6.01%2023
  3. 3Korea, Rep.4.94%2023
  4. 4Sweden3.60%2023
  5. 5United States3.45%2023
  6. 6Japan3.44%2023
  7. 7Belgium3.27%2023
  8. 8Austria3.26%2023
  9. 9Switzerland3.22%2023
  10. 10Germany3.15%2023

Lowest

Most recent year per country (within 5 years of the latest).

  1. 115Guatemala0.01%2023
  2. 114Myanmar0.02%2023
  3. 113Iraq0.04%2021
  4. 112Syrian Arab Republic0.04%2022
  5. 111Trinidad and Tobago0.05%2022
  6. 110Kyrgyz Republic0.05%2024
  7. 109Honduras0.06%2019
  8. 108Bolivia0.06%2021
  9. 107Mongolia0.08%2022
  10. 106Kuwait0.09%2024

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