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Canada - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 1.79

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

Latest value

1.79 (2024)

Global rank

##1 of 156 economies

Share of global total

13.7%

Growth since 1996

1.11×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#13#12022 overtook Singapore2024 overtook Israel
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Canada climbed from #13 to #1 (overtook Singapore). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2022
Overtook Singapore in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Israel in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2024

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620241.611.751.882.02

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