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/)
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| 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
