United States - Share of Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D Performed by the Higher Education Sector

Since 2014, United States Share of Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D Performed by the Higher Education Sector was down by 0.4points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 45 comparing other countries in Share of Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D Performed by the Higher Education Sector at 12.84 Percent. United States is overtaken by Thailand, which was number 44 with 13.85 Percent and is followed by United Arab Emirates at 12.65 Percent. Egypt ranked the highest with 66.25 Percent in 2019, that is a decrease of 2.6points versus 2018. Costa Rica, Mexico and Latvia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Costa Rica witnessed the best average annual growth at +9.8points per year, while Indonesia was the worst growing country at -11.7points per year.

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Date Percent
2019 12.84
2018 12.85
2017 12.98
2016 13.12
2015 13.05
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How does United States rank in Share of Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D Performed by the Higher Education Sector?

# 59 Countries Percent Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Egypt
66.25 % 2019 -2.6 % +3.5 % View data
2 #2
Costa Rica
57.00 % 2019 +2.4 % +9.8 % View data
44 #44
Thailand
13.85 % 2017 -22.8 % NA View data
45 #45
United States
12.84 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.4 % View data
46 #46
United Arab Emirates
12.65 % 2018 NA NA View data
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