Uruguay - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Uruguay was 0.419 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.484 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.192 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 0.265
1997 0.350
1998 0.192
1999 0.224
2000 0.209
2002 0.238
2006 0.365
2007 0.425
2008 0.380
2009 0.413
2010 0.341
2011 0.349
2012 0.328
2013 0.321
2014 0.336
2015 0.364
2016 0.408
2017 0.484
2018 0.419

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology