Costa Rica vs Montenegro: Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

Costa Rica
0.3%
in 2023
Montenegro
0.4%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
77th
Montenegro rank
76th

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Montenegro ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 77th and Montenegro ranks 76th of 121 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4% 1.0% 0.7% Montenegro
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp, Costa Rica or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp between Costa Rica and Montenegro?
0.1%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Montenegro?
11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Montenegro rank globally for research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Montenegro ranks 76th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
143 places, 2,753 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed