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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Peru

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Peru in 2023 — 0.18%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 84. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 0.09 pp.

2023 0.18% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 69of 84
Period maximum 0.18%2023
Period minimum 0.06%2012

Trend over time

1997–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Peru, 1997–202300.050.10.150.219972000200320062009201220152018202120231997: 0.08%1998: 0.1%1999: 0.1%2000: 0.11%2001: 0.11%2002: 0.11%2003: 0.11%2004: 0.16%2011: 0.08%2012: 0.06%2013: 0.08%2014: 0.11%2015: 0.12%2016: 0.12%2017: 0.12%2018: 0.13%2019: 0.16%2020: 0.17%2021: 0.14%2022: 0.16%2023: 0.18%
Change over the period: +0.09 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Peru 0.18%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.18 +0.01 pp
2022 0.16 +0.02 pp
2021 0.14 −0.03 pp
2020 0.17 +0.02 pp
2019 0.16 +0.03 pp
2018 0.13 +0.01 pp
2017 0.12 +0 pp
2016 0.12 +0 pp
2015 0.12 +0.01 pp
2014 0.11 +0.03 pp
2013 0.08 +0.03 pp
2012 0.06 −0.03 pp
2011 0.08
2004 0.16 +0.05 pp
2003 0.11 +0 pp
2002 0.11 −0 pp
2001 0.11 −0 pp
2000 0.11 +0.01 pp
1999 0.1 −0 pp
1998 0.1 +0.02 pp
1997 0.08

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.