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India - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.65

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

Latest value

0.65 (2020)

Global rank

##46 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1996

1.02×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#27#462018 overtook Tunisia2020 overtook Iran
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. India climbed from #27 to #46 (overtook Tunisia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2018
Overtook Tunisia in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Iran in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2020

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1996200120062011201620200.640.710.790.86

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