Belarus - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Belarus was 0.604 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.999 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.500 in 2015.

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 0.999
1997 0.730
1998 0.706
1999 0.845
2000 0.722
2001 0.709
2002 0.621
2003 0.611
2004 0.628
2005 0.679
2006 0.661
2007 0.962
2008 0.741
2009 0.622
2010 0.669
2011 0.678
2012 0.646
2013 0.652
2014 0.505
2015 0.500
2016 0.501
2017 0.584
2018 0.604

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology