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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Trinidad and Tobago

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago in 2022 — 0.05%. Ranked 81 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.05 pp.

2022 0.05% −0 pp vs 2021
World rank 81of 84
Period maximum 0.13%2002
Period minimum 0.03%2008

Trend over time

1996–2022 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Trinidad and Tobago, 1996–202200.050.10.1519961999200220052008201120142017202020221996: 0.1%1997: 0.12%1998: 0.13%1999: 0.12%2000: 0.11%2001: 0.1%2002: 0.13%2003: 0.12%2004: 0.11%2005: 0.11%2006: 0.07%2007: 0.06%2008: 0.03%2009: 0.06%2010: 0.05%2011: 0.04%2012: 0.04%2013: 0.05%2014: 0.08%2015: 0.08%2016: 0.09%2017: 0.09%2018: 0.08%2019: 0.06%2020: 0.06%2021: 0.05%2022: 0.05%
Change over the period: −0.05 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Trinidad and Tobago 0.05%
World 2.57%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.05 −0 pp
2021 0.05 −0.01 pp
2020 0.06 +0 pp
2019 0.06 −0.02 pp
2018 0.08 −0 pp
2017 0.09 −0 pp
2016 0.09 +0.01 pp
2015 0.08 +0 pp
2014 0.08 +0.02 pp
2013 0.05 +0.01 pp
2012 0.04 +0 pp
2011 0.04 −0.01 pp
2010 0.05 −0.01 pp
2009 0.06 +0.03 pp
2008 0.03 −0.03 pp
2007 0.06 −0.01 pp
2006 0.07 −0.04 pp
2005 0.11 −0 pp
2004 0.11 −0 pp
2003 0.12 −0.02 pp
2002 0.13 +0.03 pp
2001 0.1 −0 pp
2000 0.11 −0.01 pp
1999 0.12 −0 pp
1998 0.13 +0.01 pp
1997 0.12 +0.01 pp
1996 0.1

Caribbean, 2022

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

CU Cuba 0.36 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.05

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.