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

Cuba

0.4%

in 2024

Vietnam

0.4%

in 2023

Cuba rank

62nd

Vietnam rank

65th

Research & development spending as a share of GDP over time

Cuba currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 62nd and Vietnam ranks 65th 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.