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Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

% · higher is better · 156 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
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  1. 1Canada1.8%
  2. 2Hong Kong SAR, China1.1%
  3. 3Egypt, Arab Rep.1%
  4. 4Serbia0.94%
  5. 5Russian Federation0.94%
  6. 6Kenya0.81%
  7. 7Saudi Arabia0.64%
  8. 8Belarus0.59%
  9. 9Algeria0.44%
  10. 10Cuba0.44%
  11. 11Oman0.39%
  12. 12North Macedonia0.37%
  13. 13Ukraine0.37%
  14. 14Macao SAR, China0.31%
  15. 15Armenia0.29%
  16. 16Georgia0.26%
  17. 17Mauritius0.26%
  18. 18Mexico0.25%
  19. 19Togo0.22%
  20. 20Moldova0.22%
  21. 21Bosnia and Herzegovina0.21%
  22. 22Azerbaijan0.21%
  23. 23Panama0.2%
  24. 24Bahrain0.19%
  25. 25Kazakhstan0.16%
  26. 26Burkina Faso0.1%
  27. 27Uzbekistan0.1%
  28. 28Bhutan0.1%
  29. 29Kuwait0.09%
  30. 30Kyrgyz Republic0.05%

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)