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Guatemala: Research and development expenditure

0.01percent · 2023-84.4% 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 Guatemala from 2005 to 2023.

20052023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.006
20220.005
20210.058
20200.049
20190.026
20180.029
20170.03
20160.023
20150.031
20140.029
20130.039
20120.045
20110.049
20100.044
20090.056
20080.063
20070.068
20060.05
20050.036

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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