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Brazil - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 1.19

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

Latest value

1.19 (2023)

Global rank

##33 of 156 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 2000

1.13×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#611996200120062011201620212024#22#332020 overtook Greece2022 overtook Croatia
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Brazil climbed from #22 to #33 (overtook Greece). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2020
Overtook Greece in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2022
Overtook Croatia in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 2000-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2000200520102015202020230.961.071.171.28

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