Cuba vs Romania: Research & development spending as a share of GDP

Cuba

0.4%

in 2024

Romania

0.5%

in 2023

Cuba rank

62nd

Romania rank

59th

Research & development spending as a share of GDP over time

Romania currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Romania ahead.

Cuba ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 59th of 116 countries.

Indicator: Research & development spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 116 places, 2,375 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Includes basic research, applied research, and experimental development.