R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Nicaragua in 2015 — 0.11%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 102. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 0.04 pp.
1997–2015 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.11 | +0.02 pp |
| 2014 | 0.09 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 0.1 | −0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.02 pp |
| 2011 | 0.08 | — |
| 2002 | 0.03 | — |
| 1997 | 0.07 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
