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Colombia - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.29

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

Latest value

0.29 (2020)

Global rank

##62 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 2000

2.23×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#791996200120062011201620212024#65#622018 overtook Mauritius2020 overtook Chile
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Colombia climbed from #65 to #62 (overtook Mauritius). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Colombia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Overtook Mauritius in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Chile in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 2000-2020

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
200020052010201520200.130.210.290.37

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