R&D spending share of GDP in Brazil

Spending on research and development in Brazil was equal to 1.19% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Brazil, 2023 1.19% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +0.01percentage points 2022: 1.19%
World, 2023 2.60% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2023 1.81% Middle value of 15 countries
Position in 2023 33rd of 84 See the full ranking

R&D spending share of GDP in Brazil over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period BrazilWorld
2023 1.19% 2.60%
2022 1.19% 2.57%
2021 1.13% 2.52%
2020 1.22% 2.46%
2019 1.15% 2.26%
2018 1.15% 2.22%
2017 1.12% 2.14%
2016 1.20% 2.15%
2015 1.28% 2.10%
2014 1.27% 2.09%
2013 1.20% 1.98%
2012 1.13% 2.01%
2011 1.14% 1.98%
2010 1.16% 2.00%
2009 1.12% 2.01%
2008 1.13% 1.98%
2007 1.08% 1.92%
2006 0.99% 1.96%
2005 1.00% 1.95%
2004 0.96% 1.97%
2003 1.00% 2.02%
2002 1.01% 2.03%
2001 1.06% 2.06%
2000 1.05% 2.05%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.01 percentage points from 1.19% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 1.20%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 84 countries with data for 2023, Brazil has the 33rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 2.60%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Brazil
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics