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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2002 — 0.11%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 94. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.07 pp.

2002 0.11% +0.07 pp vs 2001
World rank 80of 94
Period maximum 0.11%2002
Period minimum 0.04%2001

Trend over time

2001–2002 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2001–20020.040.060.080.10.12200120022001: 0.04%2002: 0.11%
Change over the period: +0.07 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2002

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.11%
World 2.03%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2002 0.11 +0.07 pp
2001 0.04

Caribbean, 2002

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.