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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Uruguay in 2023 — 0.7%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 84. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.44 pp.

2023 0.7% +0.08 pp vs 2022
World rank 46of 84
Period maximum 0.7%2023
Period minimum 0.19%1998

Trend over time

1996–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay, 1996–202300.20.40.60.819961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.27%1997: 0.35%1998: 0.19%1999: 0.22%2000: 0.21%2002: 0.24%2005: 0.46%2006: 0.36%2007: 0.42%2008: 0.37%2009: 0.4%2010: 0.33%2011: 0.33%2012: 0.31%2013: 0.29%2014: 0.32%2015: 0.35%2016: 0.37%2017: 0.44%2018: 0.5%2019: 0.57%2020: 0.68%2021: 0.61%2022: 0.62%2023: 0.7%
Change over the period: +0.44 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Uruguay 0.7%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.7 +0.08 pp
2022 0.62 +0.01 pp
2021 0.61 −0.06 pp
2020 0.68 +0.11 pp
2019 0.57 +0.06 pp
2018 0.5 +0.06 pp
2017 0.44 +0.07 pp
2016 0.37 +0.02 pp
2015 0.35 +0.03 pp
2014 0.32 +0.03 pp
2013 0.29 −0.02 pp
2012 0.31 −0.02 pp
2011 0.33 +0 pp
2010 0.33 −0.07 pp
2009 0.4 +0.03 pp
2008 0.37 −0.05 pp
2007 0.42 +0.06 pp
2006 0.36 −0.1 pp
2005 0.46
2002 0.24
2000 0.21 −0.01 pp
1999 0.22 +0.03 pp
1998 0.19 −0.16 pp
1997 0.35 +0.08 pp
1996 0.27

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.