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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Guatemala in 2023 — 0.01%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 84. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 0.03 pp.

2023 0.01% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 84of 84
Period maximum 0.07%2007
Period minimum 0.01%2022

Trend over time

2005–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala, 2005–202300.020.040.060.0820052007200920112013201520172019202120232005: 0.04%2006: 0.05%2007: 0.07%2008: 0.06%2009: 0.06%2010: 0.04%2011: 0.05%2012: 0.05%2013: 0.04%2014: 0.03%2015: 0.03%2016: 0.02%2017: 0.03%2018: 0.03%2019: 0.03%2020: 0.05%2021: 0.06%2022: 0.01%2023: 0.01%
Change over the period: −0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Guatemala 0.01%
World 2.6%
Central America computed 0.25%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.01 +0 pp
2022 0.01 −0.05 pp
2021 0.06 +0.01 pp
2020 0.05 +0.02 pp
2019 0.03 −0 pp
2018 0.03 −0 pp
2017 0.03 +0.01 pp
2016 0.02 −0.01 pp
2015 0.03 +0 pp
2014 0.03 −0.01 pp
2013 0.04 −0.01 pp
2012 0.05 −0 pp
2011 0.05 +0 pp
2010 0.04 −0.01 pp
2009 0.06 −0.01 pp
2008 0.06 −0 pp
2007 0.07 +0.02 pp
2006 0.05 +0.01 pp
2005 0.04

Central 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.