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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Jamaica

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Jamaica in 2002 — 0.06%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 94. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2002 0.06% +0.01 pp vs 2001
World rank 86of 94
Period maximum 0.06%2002
Period minimum 0.05%2001

Trend over time

2001–2002 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Jamaica, 2001–20020.050.050.060.060.07200120022001: 0.05%2002: 0.06%
Change over the period: +0.01 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2002

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

Jamaica 0.06%
World 2.03%
Latin America & Caribbean 0.52%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2002 0.06 +0.01 pp
2001 0.05 —

Caribbean, 2002

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 0.56 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.13 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.11 VI United States Virgin Islands 0.07 JM Jamaica 0.06
Full table for all countries

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.

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