R&D spending share of GDP in Nicaragua
Spending on research and development in Nicaragua was equal to 0.11% of GDP in 2015. The value for 2015 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1997.
The latest value for Nicaragua is for 2015. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Nicaragua, 2015
0.11%
Change from 2014
+0.02percentage points
World, 2015
2.10%
R&D spending share of GDP in Nicaragua over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 2.60% |
| 2022 | – | 2.57% |
| 2021 | – | 2.52% |
| 2020 | – | 2.46% |
| 2019 | – | 2.26% |
| 2018 | – | 2.22% |
| 2017 | – | 2.14% |
| 2016 | – | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 0.11% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.09% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.10% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 0.10% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 0.08% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | – | 2.00% |
| 2009 | – | 2.01% |
| 2008 | – | 1.98% |
| 2007 | – | 1.92% |
| 2006 | – | 1.96% |
| 2005 | – | 1.95% |
| 2004 | – | 1.97% |
| 2003 | – | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.03% | 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 +0.02 percentage points from 0.09% in 2014.
- Since 1997, when it was 0.07%, the figure has changed by +0.04 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2015 was 2.10%.