R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Argentina

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Argentina in 2023 — 0.6%. Ranked 49 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.18 pp.

2023 0.6% +0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 49of 84
Period maximum 0.63%2012
Period minimum 0.39%2002

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Argentina, 1996–20230.30.40.50.60.719961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.42%1997: 0.42%1998: 0.41%1999: 0.45%2000: 0.44%2001: 0.42%2002: 0.39%2003: 0.41%2004: 0.4%2005: 0.42%2006: 0.45%2007: 0.46%2008: 0.47%2009: 0.58%2010: 0.56%2011: 0.57%2012: 0.63%2013: 0.62%2014: 0.59%2015: 0.62%2016: 0.56%2017: 0.56%2018: 0.49%2019: 0.48%2020: 0.54%2021: 0.52%2022: 0.55%2023: 0.6%
Change over the period: +0.18 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Argentina

Argentina 0.6%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.6 +0.05 pp
2022 0.55 +0.03 pp
2021 0.52 −0.02 pp
2020 0.54 +0.06 pp
2019 0.48 −0.01 pp
2018 0.49 −0.07 pp
2017 0.56 −0 pp
2016 0.56 −0.06 pp
2015 0.62 +0.03 pp
2014 0.59 −0.02 pp
2013 0.62 −0.02 pp
2012 0.63 +0.07 pp
2011 0.57 +0 pp
2010 0.56 −0.02 pp
2009 0.58 +0.11 pp
2008 0.47 +0.01 pp
2007 0.46 +0.01 pp
2006 0.45 +0.03 pp
2005 0.42 +0.02 pp
2004 0.4 −0.01 pp
2003 0.41 +0.02 pp
2002 0.39 −0.04 pp
2001 0.42 −0.01 pp
2000 0.44 −0.01 pp
1999 0.45 +0.04 pp
1998 0.41 −0.01 pp
1997 0.42 +0 pp
1996 0.42

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.