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Argentina: Research and development expenditure

0.60percent · 2023-2.8% since 2013

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. Annual figures for Argentina from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.601
20220.55
20210.524
20200.541
20190.478
20180.488
20170.556
20160.558
20150.623
20140.594
20130.618
20120.635
20110.566
20100.561
20090.584
20080.471
20070.46
20060.452
20050.421
20040.404
20030.41
20020.389
20010.425
20000.439
19990.453
19980.411
19970.42
19960.417

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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