Cuba vs Romania: Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
Cuba
0.4%
in 2024
Romania
0.5%
in 2023
Cuba rank
66th
Romania rank
63rd
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 66th and Romania ranks 63rd of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp, Cuba or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp between Cuba and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Romania rank globally for research and development expenditure as a proportion of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 66th and Romania ranks 63rd 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.