Latvia - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Latvia was 0.641 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.696 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.353 in 1999.

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 0.398
1997 0.367
1998 0.380
1999 0.353
2000 0.436
2001 0.404
2002 0.410
2003 0.361
2004 0.401
2005 0.530
2006 0.651
2007 0.554
2008 0.580
2009 0.451
2010 0.610
2011 0.696
2012 0.663
2013 0.612
2014 0.688
2015 0.624
2016 0.440
2017 0.515
2018 0.641

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology