Costa Rica - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 0.383 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.572 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.267 in 1998.

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/)

See also:

Year Value
1996 0.304
1997 0.297
1998 0.267
1999 0.369
2000 0.413
2003 0.363
2004 0.375
2006 0.429
2007 0.358
2008 0.388
2009 0.520
2010 0.485
2011 0.468
2012 0.556
2013 0.556
2014 0.572
2015 0.450
2016 0.456
2017 0.441
2018 0.383

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology