R&D spending share of GDP in Chile

Spending on research and development in Chile was equal to 0.39% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2007.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2007 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Chile, 2022 0.39% % of GDP
Change from 2021 +0.03percentage points 2021: 0.36%
World, 2022 2.57% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022 1.79% Middle value of 34 countries

R&D spending share of GDP in Chile 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 ChileWorld
2023 – 2.60%
2022 0.39% 2.57%
2021 0.36% 2.52%
2020 0.34% 2.46%
2019 0.34% 2.26%
2018 0.37% 2.22%
2017 0.36% 2.14%
2016 0.37% 2.15%
2015 0.38% 2.10%
2014 0.38% 2.09%
2013 0.39% 1.98%
2012 0.36% 2.01%
2011 0.35% 1.98%
2010 0.33% 2.00%
2009 0.35% 2.01%
2008 0.37% 1.98%
2007 0.31% 1.92%
2006 – 1.96%
2005 – 1.95%
2004 – 1.97%
2003 – 2.02%
2002 – 2.03%
2001 – 2.06%
2000 – 2.05%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 0.36% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 0.36%, the figure has changed by +0.03 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 2.57%.

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
2007 to 2022 for Chile
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