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Cyprus - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.68

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

0.68 (2023)

Global rank

##47 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1998

3.4×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#56#472020 overtook Bulgaria2022 overtook Slovakia
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Cyprus climbed from #56 to #47 (overtook Bulgaria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Cyprus ↓

Key Events — Cyprus

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Bulgaria in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Slovakia in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1998-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1998200320082013201820230.20.410.620.83

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