Ecuador - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Ecuador was 0.443 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 0.443 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.052 in 2001.

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 0.074
1997 0.063
1998 0.065
2001 0.052
2002 0.055
2003 0.057
2006 0.129
2007 0.132
2008 0.228
2009 0.395
2010 0.403
2011 0.340
2012 0.332
2013 0.380
2014 0.443

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology