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Latvia: Research and development expenditure

0.82percent · 2023+29.6% 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 Latvia from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.824
20220.812
20210.771
20200.757
20190.66
20180.661
20170.53
20160.451
20150.641
20140.714
20130.635
20120.689
20110.74
20100.618
20090.461
20080.606
20070.582
20060.683
20050.55
20040.416
20030.376
20020.422
20010.411
20000.446
19990.362
19980.39
19970.377
19960.409

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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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