Moldova - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Moldova was 0.252 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.873 in 1996, while its lowest value was 0.252 in 2018.

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 0.873
1997 0.807
2003 0.324
2004 0.349
2005 0.399
2006 0.406
2007 0.546
2008 0.535
2009 0.526
2010 0.367
2011 0.338
2012 0.349
2013 0.298
2014 0.311
2015 0.309
2016 0.277
2017 0.254
2018 0.252

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology