R&D spending share of GDP in Cuba
Spending on research and development in Cuba was equal to 0.44% of GDP in 2024.
Cuba, 2024
0.44%
Change from 2023
+0.05percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
R&D spending share of GDP in Cuba 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.
| Period | Cuba | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.44% | – |
| 2023 | 0.39% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 0.36% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 0.32% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 0.52% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 0.55% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 0.54% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 0.43% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.34% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 0.43% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.42% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.47% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 0.41% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 0.27% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 0.61% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 0.61% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 0.50% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 0.44% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 0.44% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 0.55% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 0.60% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 0.58% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.56% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 0.57% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 0.48% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.05 percentage points from 0.39% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.42%, the figure has changed by +0.02 percentage points.