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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Paraguay in 2023 — 0.14%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 84. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.07 pp.

2023 0.14% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 74of 84
Period maximum 0.16%2020
Period minimum 0.04%2008

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay, 2001–202300.050.10.150.2200120042007201020132016201920222001: 0.07%2002: 0.07%2003: 0.06%2004: 0.06%2005: 0.06%2008: 0.04%2011: 0.04%2012: 0.07%2013: 0.07%2014: 0.08%2015: 0.1%2016: 0.12%2017: 0.15%2018: 0.15%2019: 0.14%2020: 0.16%2021: 0.14%2022: 0.12%2023: 0.14%
Change over the period: +0.07 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Paraguay 0.14%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Paraguay, by year Paraguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.14 +0.02 pp
2022 0.12 −0.02 pp
2021 0.14 −0.01 pp
2020 0.16 +0.02 pp
2019 0.14 −0.01 pp
2018 0.15 −0 pp
2017 0.15 +0.03 pp
2016 0.12 +0.02 pp
2015 0.1 +0.02 pp
2014 0.08 +0.01 pp
2013 0.07 +0.01 pp
2012 0.07 +0.02 pp
2011 0.04
2008 0.04
2005 0.06 +0 pp
2004 0.06 −0 pp
2003 0.06 −0.01 pp
2002 0.07 +0.01 pp
2001 0.07

South 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.