Trinidad and Tobago - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.084 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.132 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.031 in 2008.

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/)

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Year Value
1996 0.103
1997 0.116
1998 0.127
1999 0.123
2000 0.108
2001 0.104
2002 0.132
2003 0.115
2004 0.114
2005 0.114
2006 0.072
2007 0.059
2008 0.031
2009 0.057
2010 0.048
2011 0.040
2012 0.044
2013 0.057
2014 0.082
2015 0.086
2016 0.092
2017 0.091
2018 0.084

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology