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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Greenland

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Greenland in 2004 — 0.65%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 94. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.12 pp.

2004 0.65% +0.14 pp vs 2003
World rank 39of 94
Period maximum 0.65%2004
Period minimum 0.51%2003

Trend over time

2001–2004 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Greenland, 2001–20040.50.550.60.6520012002200320042001: 0.53%2002: 0.56%2003: 0.51%2004: 0.65%
Change over the period: +0.12 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2004

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

Greenland 0.65%
World 1.97%
Northern Europe computed 1.84%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Greenland, by year Greenland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2004 0.65 +0.14 pp
2003 0.51 −0.05 pp
2002 0.56 +0.03 pp
2001 0.53

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.