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Brazil: Research and development expenditure

1.19percent · 2023-0.2% 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 Brazil from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20231.194
20221.189
20211.134
20201.219
20191.151
20181.15
20171.118
20161.196
20151.285
20141.27
20131.196
20121.127
20111.14
20101.16
20091.119
20081.129
20071.081
20060.988
20051.002
20040.963
20030.999
20021.01
20011.062
20001.048

Source

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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