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Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) — series 2

Name: Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: economic, % of gdp, research, and, development, expenditure, gdp, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•156 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

0.9% of GDP

Median: 0.4% of GDP

Countries Covered

156

with available data

Highest

Israel

6.3% of GDP

Lowest

Guatemala

0.0% of GDP

Top 5 Countries

1Israel6.3% of GDP

2Liechtenstein6.0% of GDP

3South Korea4.9% of GDP

4Sweden3.6% of GDP

5United States of America3.4% of GDP

By Region

Europe1.9% of GDP(32 countries)

Oceania1.7% of GDP(2 countries)

North America1.4% of GDP(4 countries)

Asia1.3% of GDP(22 countries)

South America0.5% of GDP(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of GDP)High (6.3% of GDP)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.9% of GDP)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

North America (4)

Asia (22)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

Other (80)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Israel	6.3% of GDP
2	Liechtenstein	6.0% of GDP
3	South Korea	4.9% of GDP
4	Sweden	3.6% of GDP
5	United States of America	3.4% of GDP
6	Japan	3.4% of GDP
7	Belgium	3.3% of GDP
8	Austria	3.3% of GDP
9	Switzerland	3.2% of GDP
10	Germany	3.2% of GDP
11	Finland	3.1% of GDP
12	Denmark	3.0% of GDP
13	United Kingdom	2.7% of GDP
14	Iceland	2.6% of GDP
15	People's Republic of China	2.6% of GDP
16	Netherlands	2.3% of GDP
17	France	2.2% of GDP
18	Slovenia	2.1% of GDP
19	Australia	1.9% of GDP
20	Norway	1.9% of GDP
21	Estonia	1.8% of GDP
22	Czech Republic	1.8% of GDP
23	Singapore	1.8% of GDP
24	Canada	1.8% of GDP
25	Portugal	1.7% of GDP
26	Ireland	1.6% of GDP
27	Poland	1.6% of GDP
28	New Zealand	1.5% of GDP
29	United Arab Emirates	1.5% of GDP
30	Greece	1.5% of GDP
31	Spain	1.5% of GDP
32	Türkiye	1.4% of GDP
33	Croatia	1.4% of GDP
34	Italy	1.4% of GDP
35	Hungary	1.4% of GDP
36	Brazil	1.2% of GDP
37	Hong Kong	1.1% of GDP
38	Luxembourg	1.1% of GDP
39	Lithuania	1.0% of GDP
40	Slovakia	1.0% of GDP
41	Egypt	1.0% of GDP
42	Malaysia	1.0% of GDP
43	Serbia	0.9% of GDP
44	Russian Federation	0.9% of GDP
45	Thailand	0.9% of GDP
46	Faroe Islands	0.9% of GDP
47	Latvia	0.8% of GDP
48	Kenya	0.8% of GDP
49	Bulgaria	0.8% of GDP
50	Rwanda	0.8% of GDP
51	Tunisia	0.7% of GDP
52	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.7% of GDP
53	Uruguay	0.7% of GDP
54	Jordan	0.7% of GDP
55	Cyprus	0.7% of GDP
56	Qatar	0.7% of GDP
57	Morocco	0.7% of GDP
58	Malta	0.6% of GDP
59	Namibia	0.6% of GDP
60	Greenland	0.6% of GDP
61	India	0.6% of GDP
62	Saudi Arabia	0.6% of GDP
63	South Africa	0.6% of GDP
64	Argentina	0.6% of GDP
65	Belarus	0.6% of GDP
66	Gabon	0.6% of GDP
67	Senegal	0.6% of GDP
68	Botswana	0.6% of GDP
69	Romania	0.5% of GDP
70	United Republic of Tanzania	0.5% of GDP
71	State of Palestine	0.5% of GDP
72	Algeria	0.4% of GDP
73	Cuba	0.4% of GDP
74	Ecuador	0.4% of GDP
75	Uganda	0.4% of GDP
76	Puerto Rico	0.4% of GDP
77	Vietnam	0.4% of GDP
78	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.4% of GDP
79	American Samoa	0.4% of GDP
80	Chile	0.4% of GDP
81	Oman	0.4% of GDP
82	Republic of the Congo	0.4% of GDP
83	Ghana	0.4% of GDP
84	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.4% of GDP
85	Ukraine	0.4% of GDP
86	Montenegro	0.4% of GDP
87	Costa Rica	0.3% of GDP
88	Venezuela	0.3% of GDP
89	Macao	0.3% of GDP
90	Mozambique	0.3% of GDP
91	Nepal	0.3% of GDP
92	Colombia	0.3% of GDP
93	Armenia	0.3% of GDP
94	Nigeria	0.3% of GDP
95	Indonesia	0.3% of GDP
96	Zambia	0.3% of GDP
97	Eswatini	0.3% of GDP
98	Brunei Darussalam	0.3% of GDP
99	Philippines	0.3% of GDP
100	Ethiopia	0.3% of GDP
101	Saint Lucia	0.3% of GDP
102	Georgia	0.3% of GDP
103	Mauritius	0.3% of GDP
104	Guam	0.3% of GDP
105	Mexico	0.3% of GDP
106	Chad	0.2% of GDP
107	Bermuda	0.2% of GDP
108	Sudan	0.2% of GDP
109	Togo	0.2% of GDP
110	Moldova, Republic of	0.2% of GDP
111	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.2% of GDP
112	Burundi	0.2% of GDP
113	Azerbaijan	0.2% of GDP
114	Seychelles	0.2% of GDP
115	Albania	0.2% of GDP
116	Panama	0.2% of GDP
117	Bahrain	0.2% of GDP
118	Malawi	0.2% of GDP
119	Peru	0.2% of GDP
120	Pakistan	0.2% of GDP
121	Kazakhstan	0.2% of GDP
122	Andorra	0.2% of GDP
123	Mali	0.1% of GDP
124	Paraguay	0.1% of GDP
125	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.1% of GDP
126	Nicaragua	0.1% of GDP
127	Sri Lanka	0.1% of GDP
128	Burkina Faso	0.1% of GDP
129	Uzbekistan	0.1% of GDP
130	El Salvador	0.1% of GDP
131	Bhutan	0.1% of GDP
132	Lesotho	0.1% of GDP
133	Turkmenistan	0.1% of GDP
134	Tajikistan	0.1% of GDP
135	Kuwait	0.1% of GDP
136	Cambodia	0.1% of GDP
137	Mongolia	0.1% of GDP
138	Cote d'Ivoire	0.1% of GDP
139	Republic of The Gambia	0.1% of GDP
140	Cape Verde	0.1% of GDP
141	Bolivia	0.1% of GDP
142	Jamaica	0.1% of GDP
143	Honduras	0.1% of GDP
144	Kyrgyzstan	0.1% of GDP
145	Trinidad and Tobago	0.1% of GDP
146	Syrian Arab Republic	0.0% of GDP
147	Iraq	0.0% of GDP
148	Monaco	0.0% of GDP
149	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.0% of GDP
150	Angola	0.0% of GDP
151	Papua New Guinea	0.0% of GDP
152	Virgin Islands, U.S.	0.0% of GDP
153	Myanmar	0.0% of GDP
154	Madagascar	0.0% of GDP
155	Mauritania	0.0% of GDP
156	Guatemala	0.0% of GDP

Showing 156 of 156 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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