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Canada
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Global rank#1out of 30 countries
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Historical trend

2.01.91.81.71.6199620102024Canada · 2024: 1.79%Canada

Analytical takeaways

  • Canada records 1.79% for Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #1 globally out of 30 countries.
  • Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 1.61% in 1996 to 1.79% in 2024, a gain of 0.18%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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