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Uruguay: Research and development expenditure

0.70percent · 2023+141.1% 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 Uruguay from 1996 to 2023.

19962023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.702
20220.622
20210.615
20200.676
20190.568
20180.505
20170.441
20160.374
20150.351
20140.317
20130.291
20120.308
20110.33
20100.329
20090.402
20080.374
20070.422
20060.364
20050.46
20020.238
20000.209
19990.224
19980.192
19970.35
19960.265

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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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 2026-11-05.

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