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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Honduras

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Honduras in 2019 — 0.06%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 98. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.02 pp.

2019 0.06% −0 pp vs 2018
World rank 96of 98
Period maximum 0.06%2018
Period minimum 0.01%2015

Trend over time

2000–2019 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Honduras, 2000–201900.020.040.060.08200020022004200620082010201220142016201820192000: 0.04%2001: 0.04%2002: 0.04%2003: 0.04%2004: 0.04%2015: 0.01%2017: 0.04%2018: 0.06%2019: 0.06%
Change over the period: +0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Honduras 0.06%
World 2.26%
Central America computed 0.25%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Honduras, by year Honduras All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 0.06 −0 pp
2018 0.06 +0.02 pp
2017 0.04
2015 0.01
2004 0.04 −0 pp
2003 0.04 +0 pp
2002 0.04 +0 pp
2001 0.04 −0.01 pp
2000 0.04

Central America, 2019

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.