R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Bolivia in 2021 — 0.06%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 88. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.26 pp.
1996–2021 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bolivia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.06 | — |
| 2019 | 0.07 | — |
| 2017 | 0.08 | — |
| 2009 | 0.16 | — |
| 2002 | 0.28 | −0.02 pp |
| 2001 | 0.29 | +0.01 pp |
| 2000 | 0.29 | −0.01 pp |
| 1999 | 0.3 | +0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.29 | −0.02 pp |
| 1997 | 0.32 | −0.01 pp |
| 1996 | 0.33 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
