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Costa Rica - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.34

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

Latest value

0.34 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1996

1.13×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#41#592016 overtook Belarus2022 overtook Macao
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Costa Rica climbed from #41 to #59 (overtook Belarus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Costa Rica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Macao in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620230.270.370.460.56

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