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Panama - R&D Spending 2008

Name: Panama R&D Spending 2008
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Research and development expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

0.19% +0.01% from 2007 Global rank: 74th

Panama's r&d spending was 0.19% in 2008, increased +0.01% from 0.18% in 2007. This was the 74th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

R&D Spending by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Israel	4.26%	-1.0%
2nd	Finland	3.54%	6.0%
3rd	Sweden	3.47%	7.3%
4th	Japan	3.29%	0.0%
5th	Korea	2.99%	4.0%
6th	Denmark	2.77%	10.3%
7th	United States	2.74%	5.0%
8th	Switzerland	2.65%	1.7%
9th	Germany	2.62%	6.3%
10th	Singapore	2.60%	11.9%
11th	Austria	2.57%	6.2%
12th	Iceland	2.46%	-2.7%
13th	Australia	2.40%	10.1%
14th	France	2.06%	1.8%
15th	Belgium	1.94%	4.7%
16th	European Union	1.88%	4.3%
17th	Canada	1.86%	-2.5%
18th	Slovenia	1.63%	14.0%
19th	Netherlands	1.62%	-2.9%
20th	United Kingdom	1.61%	-0.6%
21st	Luxembourg	1.55%	-1.6%
22nd	Norway	1.55%	-0.8%
23rd	China	1.45%	5.3%
24th	Portugal	1.44%	28.4%
25th	Ireland	1.39%	12.7%
26th	Spain	1.33%	6.8%
27th	Estonia	1.25%	18.2%
28th	Czechia	1.23%	-4.8%
29th	Italy	1.16%	2.7%
30th	Brazil	1.13%	4.4%
31st	Russian Federation	1.04%	-6.4%
32nd	Hungary	0.98%	2.4%
33rd	Croatia	0.88%	11.8%
34th	India	0.86%	6.7%
35th	Ukraine	0.81%	-1.1%
36th	South Africa	0.81%	1.5%
37th	Lithuania	0.79%	-1.5%
38th	Malaysia	0.79%	29.0%
39th	Belarus	0.74%	-22.9%
40th	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.72%	-4.2%
41st	Türkiye	0.69%	0.2%
42nd	Serbia	0.67%	15.7%
43rd	Greece	0.66%	14.8%
44th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.65%	15.6%
45th	Tunisia	0.64%	-3.9%
46th	Poland	0.60%	6.7%
47th	Latvia	0.58%	4.7%
48th	Romania	0.55%	8.0%
49th	Moldova	0.53%	-2.0%
50th	Malta	0.53%	-3.4%
51st	Gabon	0.51%	22.7%
52nd	Cuba	0.50%	14.8%
53rd	Argentina	0.47%	2.3%
54th	Slovak Republic	0.46%	3.1%
55th	Bulgaria	0.45%	4.0%
56th	Mexico	0.42%	11.5%
57th	Jordan	0.42%	25.1%
58th	Cyprus	0.39%	-3.5%
59th	Costa Rica	0.39%	8.2%
60th	Chile	0.37%	20.4%
61st	Uruguay	0.37%	-11.2%
62nd	Mongolia	0.34%	41.3%
63rd	Uganda	0.33%	-15.9%
64th	Senegal	0.29%	-
65th	Zambia	0.28%	1,015.9%
66th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.27%	5.9%
67th	Ecuador	0.23%	70.4%
68th	Armenia	0.22%	6.3%
69th	North Macedonia	0.22%	30.8%
70th	Kazakhstan	0.22%	3.7%
71st	Thailand	0.20%	1.2%
72nd	Colombia	0.20%	6.7%
73rd	Uzbekistan	0.19%	-10.9%
74th	Panama	0.19%	4.9%
75th	Kyrgyz Republic	0.19%	-18.8%
76th	Bermuda	0.17%	5.1%
77th	Burkina Faso	0.17%	68.4%
78th	Azerbaijan	0.17%	-2.7%
79th	Burundi	0.15%	-23.2%
80th	Albania	0.15%	76.0%
81st	West Bank and Gaza	0.15%	-24.4%
82nd	Mozambique	0.14%	-65.8%
83rd	El Salvador	0.13%	26.9%
84th	Madagascar	0.12%	-2.7%
85th	Sri Lanka	0.11%	-34.3%
86th	Macao SAR, China	0.10%	77.8%
87th	Kuwait	0.09%	-0.4%
88th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.08%	-39.4%
89th	Tajikistan	0.07%	3.0%
90th	Guatemala	0.06%	-7.3%
91st	Nepal	0.05%	-
92nd	Saudi Arabia	0.05%	8.4%
93rd	Paraguay	0.04%	-32.5%
94th	Iraq	0.03%	-24.6%
95th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.03%	-48.1%
96th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.02%	-26.9%
97th	Gambia, The	0.01%	-

FAQ

What was Panama's r&d spending in 2008?▾

Panama's r&d spending in 2008 was 0.19%. This ranked 74th globally.

How did Panama's r&d spending change in 2008?▾

Panama's r&d spending increased by 4.9% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest r&d spending in 2008?▾

Israel had the highest r&d spending in 2008 at 4.26%.

What is the r&d spending of Panama in 2008?▾

The r&d spending of Panama in 2008 was 0.19%. This ranked 74th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Panama's r&d spending?▾

Panama's r&d spending went from 0.18% in 2007 to 0.19% in 2008, a 4.9% increase.

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