R&D spending share of GDP in Mexico
Spending on research and development in Mexico was equal to 0.25% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1996.
Mexico, 2024
0.25%
Change from 2023
−0.01percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.84%
R&D spending share of GDP in Mexico 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 | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.25% | – |
| 2023 | 0.27% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 0.26% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 0.27% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 0.29% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 0.28% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 0.30% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 0.32% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.38% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 0.41% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.42% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.41% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 0.40% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 0.45% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 0.47% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 0.46% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 0.42% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 0.38% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 0.35% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 0.38% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 0.37% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 0.37% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.34% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 0.31% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 0.29% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.01 percentage points from 0.27% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.42%, the figure has changed by −0.17 percentage points.