Cuba - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Cuba was 0.537 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.615 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.272 in 2011.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1996 0.347
1997 0.402
1998 0.501
1999 0.458
2000 0.479
2001 0.565
2002 0.564
2003 0.582
2004 0.602
2005 0.549
2006 0.441
2007 0.436
2008 0.501
2009 0.615
2010 0.608
2011 0.272
2012 0.407
2013 0.475
2014 0.416
2015 0.429
2016 0.342
2017 0.431
2018 0.537

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology