R&D spending share of GDP in Puerto Rico (US)

Spending on research and development in Puerto Rico (US) was equal to 0.43% of GDP in 2015.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2009 to 2015 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Puerto Rico (US) is for 2015. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Puerto Rico (US), 2015 0.43% % of GDP
Change from 2013 −0.01percentage points 2013: 0.44%
World, 2015 2.10% Official aggregate

R&D spending share of GDP in Puerto Rico (US) 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 Puerto Rico (US)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 0.43% 2.10%
2014 – 2.09%
2013 0.44% 1.98%
2012 – 2.01%
2011 – 1.98%
2010 – 2.00%
2009 0.45% 2.01%
2008 – 1.98%
2007 – 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

  • The previous available figure was 0.44% in 2013, a change of −0.01 percentage points.
  • Since 2009, when it was 0.45%, the figure has changed by −0.02 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2015 was 2.10%.

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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
2009 to 2015 for Puerto Rico (US)
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