Research & Development

Research and Development Expenditure, % of GDP

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Expenditures of Research and Development (R&D) are current and capital expenditures on creative work undertaken systematically to increase knowledge and/or increase the use of knowledge for new applications. R&D covers some forms of research and experimental development. The data is published annually by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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Country ranking, 2014