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Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%)

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 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 as a proportion of GDP (%)