R&D spending share of GDP in Panama
Spending on research and development in Panama was equal to 0.20% of GDP in 2024.
Panama, 2024
0.20%
Change from 2023
+0.04percentage points
World, 2023
2.60%
R&D spending share of GDP in Panama 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 | Panama | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.20% | – |
| 2023 | 0.16% | 2.60% |
| 2022 | 0.18% | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 0.18% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 0.23% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 0.14% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 0.13% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 0.13% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.13% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 0.10% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.12% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.06% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 0.07% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 0.17% | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 0.14% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 0.13% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 0.19% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 0.18% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 0.23% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 0.23% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 0.23% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 0.32% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.35% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 0.37% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | 0.37% | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 percentage points from 0.16% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.12%, the figure has changed by +0.08 percentage points.