Latvia vs Tunisia: Research & development spending as a share of GDP

Latvia

0.8%

in 2023

Tunisia

0.7%

in 2019

Latvia rank

45th

Tunisia rank

48th

Research & development spending as a share of GDP over time

Latvia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tunisia ahead.

Latvia ranks 45th and Tunisia ranks 48th 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.