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Ecuador - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.44

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

Latest value

0.44 (2014)

Global rank

##54 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1996

6.29×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#71#851996200120062011201620212024#51#542012 overtook Chile2014 overtook Tanzania
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Ecuador climbed from #51 to #54 (overtook Chile). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ecuador ↓

Key Events — Ecuador

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1997
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2012
Overtook Chile in global rank auto
2014
Overtook Tanzania in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2014

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620012006201120140.050.180.310.44

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