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Uruguay - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.7

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

Latest value

0.7 (2023)

Global rank

##46 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1996

2.59×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#671996200120062011201620212024#42#462020 overtook Iran2022 overtook Bulgaria
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Uruguay climbed from #42 to #46 (overtook Iran). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Uruguay

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Iran in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Bulgaria in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620230.190.360.530.7

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