R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP fell 10.4% to 0.288% in Colombia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP in Colombia reached an all time high of 0.365% in 2015 and an all time low of 0.131% in 2000.
Colombia has been ranked 52nd within the group of 67 countries we follow in terms of R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 24 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| R&D Expenditures (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bolivia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Brazil | % | 1.27% | 1.37% | 1.29% | 1.12% | 1.17% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.375% | 0.381% | 0.369% | 0.356% | 0.366% | ... | ||||||||
| Colombia | % | 0.303% | 0.365% | 0.271% | 0.261% | 0.312% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.108% | 0.117% | 0.120% | 0.121% | 0.127% | ||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 0.082% | 0.087% | 0.091% | 0.091% | 0.084% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.337% | 0.241% | 0.119% | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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