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Iran - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.73

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

Latest value

0.73 (2021)

Global rank

##47 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 2001

1.46×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#61#731996200120062011201620212024#44#472003 overtook Tunisia2005 overtook Belarus
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Iran climbed from #44 to #47 (overtook Tunisia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Iran ↓

Key Events — Iran

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2003
Overtook Tunisia in global rank auto
2005
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto
2009
Fell 23 places in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 2001-2021

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620210.240.420.610.79

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