Argentina - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Argentina was 0.494 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.635 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.389 in 2002.

Definition: Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1996 0.417
1997 0.420
1998 0.411
1999 0.453
2000 0.439
2001 0.425
2002 0.389
2003 0.410
2004 0.404
2005 0.421
2006 0.452
2007 0.460
2008 0.471
2009 0.584
2010 0.561
2011 0.566
2012 0.635
2013 0.618
2014 0.594
2015 0.623
2016 0.558
2017 0.557
2018 0.494

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology