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Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005,2004,2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998
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Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

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Timeline:

This timeline shows a graph from 1998 to 2014 of Kuwait. No data until 1997. Number of actual observations by date: 17.

Source name:

World Development Indicators

Source organization:

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

Categories, topics:

Science & Technology

Last updated:

apr 23, 2017

Indicators value changes by year

Meaning:
0.146
Minimum:
0.085
jan 1, 2007
Maximum:
0.302
jan 1, 2014
At the date of observation
Value
Absolute change
Change from the previous value
jan 1, 1998
0.205
+0.205
0.0%
jan 1, 1999
0.258
+0.053
25.59%
jan 1, 2000
0.198
-0.06
-23.38%
jan 1, 2001
0.125
-0.072
-36.54%
jan 1, 2002
0.179
+0.053
42.57%
jan 1, 2003
0.18
+0.001
0.67%
jan 1, 2004
0.143
-0.037
-20.3%
jan 1, 2005
0.13
-0.013
-9.32%
jan 1, 2006
0.101
-0.029
-22.5%
jan 1, 2007
0.085
-0.016
-15.92%
jan 1, 2008
0.086
+0.001
1.26%
jan 1, 2009
0.086
0.0
-0.41%
jan 1, 2010
0.112
+0.027
31.23%
jan 1, 2011
0.101
-0.011
-9.63%
jan 1, 2012
0.099
-0.002
-2.39%
jan 1, 2013
0.097
-0.002
-1.79%
jan 1, 2014
0.302
+0.204
210.18%

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