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Bulgaria - R&D Spending 2015

Name: Bulgaria R&D Spending 2015
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Research and development expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.95% +0.16% from 2014 Global rank: 40th

Bulgaria's r&d spending was 0.95% in 2015, increased +0.16% from 0.79% in 2014. This was the 40th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾

R&D Spending by Country - 2015
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Israel	4.30%	2.2%
2nd	Korea	3.98%	-2.4%
3rd	Japan	3.24%	-3.8%
4th	Sweden	3.22%	3.8%
5th	Switzerland	3.08%	7.1%
6th	Denmark	3.05%	4.8%
7th	Austria	3.05%	-1.1%
8th	Germany	2.93%	1.9%
9th	Finland	2.87%	-8.8%
10th	United States	2.77%	2.4%
11th	Belgium	2.43%	2.5%
12th	United Kingdom	2.28%	0.5%
13th	France	2.23%	-2.1%
14th	Slovenia	2.20%	-7.2%
15th	Iceland	2.18%	12.7%
16th	Singapore	2.17%	4.4%
17th	Netherlands	2.15%	-1.3%
18th	European Union	2.12%	0.0%
19th	China	2.06%	1.7%
20th	Norway	1.92%	12.9%
21st	Australia	1.92%	-11.9%
22nd	Czechia	1.92%	-2.1%
23rd	Canada	1.69%	-1.2%
24th	Estonia	1.47%	2.6%
25th	Brazil	1.37%	8.0%
26th	Hungary	1.34%	-0.4%
27th	Italy	1.34%	0.0%
28th	Malaysia	1.28%	1.3%
29th	Luxembourg	1.25%	2.9%
30th	Portugal	1.24%	-3.6%
31st	New Zealand	1.23%	6.5%
32nd	Spain	1.22%	-1.6%
33rd	Ireland	1.18%	-22.3%
34th	Slovak Republic	1.16%	32.0%
35th	Russian Federation	1.10%	2.7%
36th	Lithuania	1.04%	1.3%
37th	Poland	1.00%	5.6%
38th	Türkiye	0.97%	13.0%
39th	Greece	0.97%	15.0%
40th	Bulgaria	0.95%	20.2%
41st	United Arab Emirates	0.87%	28.2%
42nd	Croatia	0.82%	7.1%
43rd	Serbia	0.81%	12.1%
44th	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.76%	2.9%
45th	South Africa	0.73%	3.0%
46th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.72%	12.9%
47th	Malta	0.72%	3.4%
48th	India	0.69%	-1.2%
49th	Argentina	0.62%	4.8%
50th	Latvia	0.62%	-10.1%
51st	Thailand	0.62%	28.4%
52nd	Ukraine	0.61%	-5.5%
53rd	Tunisia	0.59%	-4.2%
54th	Senegal	0.58%	32.9%
55th	Qatar	0.52%	8.4%
56th	Belarus	0.50%	-1.1%
57th	Romania	0.49%	27.7%
58th	Cyprus	0.48%	-7.2%
59th	North Macedonia	0.44%	-14.0%
60th	Costa Rica	0.44%	-21.5%
61st	Puerto Rico (US)	0.43%	-2.2%
62nd	Cuba	0.43%	3.0%
63rd	Mexico	0.41%	-1.2%
64th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.41%	419.5%
65th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.39%	66.9%
66th	Chile	0.38%	1.7%
67th	Montenegro	0.37%	3.0%
68th	Colombia	0.37%	20.5%
69th	Viet Nam	0.36%	19.0%
70th	Uruguay	0.35%	10.7%
71st	Mali	0.31%	-46.1%
72nd	Mozambique	0.31%	-18.0%
73rd	Moldova	0.31%	-2.3%
74th	Georgia	0.29%	73.0%
75th	Eswatini	0.27%	-
76th	Armenia	0.25%	3.5%
77th	Azerbaijan	0.22%	6.0%
78th	Pakistan	0.22%	-15.2%
79th	Oman	0.22%	17.6%
80th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.22%	-16.0%
81st	Bermuda	0.20%	2.2%
82nd	Kazakhstan	0.17%	1.4%
83rd	Uzbekistan	0.16%	7.6%
84th	Philippines	0.16%	18.7%
85th	Mongolia	0.16%	-30.0%
86th	El Salvador	0.14%	53.0%
87th	Macao SAR, China	0.14%	55.5%
88th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.12%	-5.0%
89th	Cambodia	0.12%	137.4%
90th	Peru	0.12%	8.3%
91st	Turkmenistan	0.11%	-
92nd	Panama	0.11%	-12.6%
93rd	Nicaragua	0.11%	20.2%
94th	Tajikistan	0.10%	-11.0%
95th	Sri Lanka	0.10%	7.1%
96th	Paraguay	0.10%	22.4%
97th	Kuwait	0.10%	-77.4%
98th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.08%	5.2%
99th	Lesotho	0.05%	306.5%
100th	Iraq	0.04%	4.7%
101st	Guatemala	0.03%	3.9%
102nd	Syrian Arab Republic	0.02%	-
103rd	Honduras	0.01%	-64.0%

FAQ

What was Bulgaria's r&d spending in 2015?▾

Bulgaria's r&d spending in 2015 was 0.95%. This ranked 40th globally.

How did Bulgaria's r&d spending change in 2015?▾

Bulgaria's r&d spending increased by 20.2% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest r&d spending in 2015?▾

Israel had the highest r&d spending in 2015 at 4.30%.

What is the r&d spending of Bulgaria in 2015?▾

The r&d spending of Bulgaria in 2015 was 0.95%. This ranked 40th globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Bulgaria's r&d spending?▾

Bulgaria's r&d spending went from 0.79% in 2014 to 0.95% in 2015, a 20.2% increase.

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Bulgaria matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2015. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). View full analysis →

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