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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Laos

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Laos in 2002 — 0.04%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 94.

2002 0.04%
World rank 91of 94
Period maximum 0.04%2002
Period minimum 0.04%2002

Trend over time

2002–2002 · % of GDP

Change over the period: +0 pp

Comparison, 2002

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

Laos 0.04%
World 2.03%
East Asia & Pacific 2.24%
South-Eastern Asia computed 0.65%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2002 0.04 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2002

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

SG Singapore 2.03 MY Malaysia 0.65 TH Thailand 0.23 VN Vietnam 0.19 MM Myanmar 0.16 PH Philippines 0.13 KH Cambodia 0.05 LA Laos 0.04 BN Brunei Darussalam 0.01
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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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