Research & development spending as a share of GDP in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Research & development spending as a share of GDP was 0.0% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Latest (2007)
0.0%
Change on year
down 13.0%
World rank
113th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.0%
in 2007
Years of data
6
2002–2007
Research & development spending as a share of GDP in United States Virgin Islands, 2002–2007
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0.0% for research & development spending as a share of gdp in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
That places United States Virgin Islands 113th out of 116 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Research & development spending as a share of GDP in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -42.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 12% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 110 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 112 Iraq 0.0%
- 114 Myanmar 0.0% compare
- 115 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 116 Guatemala 0.0%
More science & technology data for United States Virgin Islands
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 91.46 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7506 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 79,121 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 226.06 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2801 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index -0.3737 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 79,121 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is research & development spending as a share of gdp in United States Virgin Islands?
- Research & development spending as a share of gdp in United States Virgin Islands was 0.0% in 2007, according to UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest research & development spending as a share of gdp recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest research & development spending as a share of gdp recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for research & development spending as a share of gdp?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 113th out of 116 countries with data for 2007.
- Is research & development spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Research & development spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes basic research, applied research, and experimental development.