Cyprus - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Cyprus was 0.548 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.550 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.203 in 1998.

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
1998 0.203
1999 0.218
2000 0.227
2001 0.237
2002 0.280
2003 0.318
2004 0.336
2005 0.367
2006 0.383
2007 0.400
2008 0.386
2009 0.444
2010 0.444
2011 0.454
2012 0.439
2013 0.486
2014 0.514
2015 0.478
2016 0.524
2017 0.550
2018 0.548

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology