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Estonia - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 1.84

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

Latest value

1.84 (2023)

Global rank

##20 of 156 economies

Share of global total

1.7%

Growth since 1998

3.23×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#32#202020 overtook Singapore2022 overtook Norway
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Estonia climbed from #32 to #20 (overtook Singapore). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Estonia ↓

Key Events — Estonia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Singapore in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Norway in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1998-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1998200320082013201820230.571.151.722.3

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