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Singapore - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 1.81

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

Latest value

1.81 (2022)

Global rank

##19 of 156 economies

Share of global total

1.9%

Growth since 1996

1.37×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#16#192016 overtook Iceland2020 overtook Netherlands
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Singapore climbed from #16 to #19 (overtook Iceland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Singapore ↓

Key Events — Singapore

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Overtook Iceland in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Netherlands in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620221.321.752.172.6

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