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
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.