Mexico - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Mexico was 0.313 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.495 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.251 in 1996.

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 0.251
1997 0.276
1998 0.302
1999 0.344
2000 0.306
2001 0.324
2002 0.354
2003 0.393
2004 0.388
2005 0.398
2006 0.369
2007 0.398
2008 0.444
2009 0.480
2010 0.495
2011 0.471
2012 0.421
2013 0.425
2014 0.435
2015 0.430
2016 0.388
2017 0.328
2018 0.313

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology