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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Brazil

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Brazil in 2023 — 1.19%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 84. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.15 pp.

2023 1.19% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 33of 84
Period maximum 1.28%2015
Period minimum 0.96%2004

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Brazil, 2000–20230.911.11.21.32000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.05%2001: 1.06%2002: 1.01%2003: 1%2004: 0.96%2005: 1%2006: 0.99%2007: 1.08%2008: 1.13%2009: 1.12%2010: 1.16%2011: 1.14%2012: 1.13%2013: 1.2%2014: 1.27%2015: 1.28%2016: 1.2%2017: 1.12%2018: 1.15%2019: 1.15%2020: 1.22%2021: 1.13%2022: 1.19%2023: 1.19%
Change over the period: +0.15 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Brazil 1.19%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.19 +0.01 pp
2022 1.19 +0.06 pp
2021 1.13 −0.09 pp
2020 1.22 +0.07 pp
2019 1.15 +0 pp
2018 1.15 +0.03 pp
2017 1.12 −0.08 pp
2016 1.2 −0.09 pp
2015 1.28 +0.01 pp
2014 1.27 +0.07 pp
2013 1.2 +0.07 pp
2012 1.13 −0.01 pp
2011 1.14 −0.02 pp
2010 1.16 +0.04 pp
2009 1.12 −0.01 pp
2008 1.13 +0.05 pp
2007 1.08 +0.09 pp
2006 0.99 −0.01 pp
2005 1 +0.04 pp
2004 0.96 −0.04 pp
2003 1 −0.01 pp
2002 1.01 −0.05 pp
2001 1.06 +0.01 pp
2000 1.05

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.