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Colombia: Research and development expenditure

0.29percent · 2020+49.5% since 2010

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 Colombia from 2000 to 2020.

20002020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.289
20190.322
20180.312
20170.261
20160.271
20150.365
20140.303
20130.258
20120.221
20110.198
20100.194
20090.194
20080.195
20070.183
20060.164
20050.166
20040.17
20030.174
20020.156
20010.133
20000.131

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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