Expenditures for research and development are current and capital expenditures (both public and private) on creative work undertaken systematically to increase knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture, and society, and the use of knowledge for new applications. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Despesas em pesquisa e desenvolvimento, % do PIB (%)

2000200520102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Austrália1,62,42,22,21,91,91,81,9
Malásia0,51,01,01,11,31,31,41,01,0
Colômbia0,10,20,20,20,20,30,30,40,30,30,30,30,3
Argentina0,40,40,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,60,50,50,50,50,5
Costa Rica0,40,50,50,50,50,60,40,40,40,40,30,30,3
Canadá1,92,01,81,81,81,71,71,71,71,71,71,81,91,91,71,7
Nova Zelândia1,11,21,21,21,31,41,5
Tailândia0,20,20,40,40,50,60,81,01,11,11,31,21,2
Uruguai0,20,50,30,30,30,30,30,40,40,40,50,60,70,60,6
Paquistão0,10,30,30,30,20,20,20,20,2
África do Sul0,80,70,70,70,70,70,70,70,80,70,60,60,60,6
Indonésia0,10,10,20,20,20,30,3
Filipinas0,10,10,10,20,3
Vietnam0,10,30,40,40,40,4
Brasil1,01,01,21,11,11,21,31,41,31,11,21,21,1
Paraguai0,10,00,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,20,10,1
Guatemala0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,1
Chile0,30,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,40,30,30,4
Peru0,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,20,20,10,2