R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP rose 6.03% to 0.301% in Mexico in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP in Mexico reached an all time high of 0.495% in 2010 and an all time low of 0.251% in 1996.
Mexico has been ranked 50th within the group of 67 countries we follow in terms of R&D expenditures as a percentage of GDP, 3 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 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | % | 1.71% | 1.69% | 1.73% | 1.69% | 1.68% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.02% | 2.06% | 2.10% | 2.12% | 2.14% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.094% | 0.143% | 0.145% | 0.181% | 0.165% | ... | ||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.029% | 0.031% | 0.023% | 0.030% | 0.029% | ... | ||||||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.015% | ... | 0.040% | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Japan | % | 3.37% | 3.24% | 3.11% | 3.17% | 3.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 0.435% | 0.429% | 0.388% | 0.328% | 0.307% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.089% | 0.107% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| USA | % | 2.72% | 2.78% | 2.85% | 2.90% | 3.00% |
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