TOPIC MONITOR
Technology & research
Internet use and research expenditure, with population and GDP denominators kept explicit.
SC Seychelles2024
Internet use
87.8%%
+1.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DK Denmark2024
Internet use
99.8%%
+1.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ER Eritrea2020
Internet use
14.3%%
+3.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BW Botswana2024
Internet use
57.5%%
-0.4 pp from 2022
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BM Bermuda2020
Research and development spending
0.2%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AE United Arab Emirates2021
Research and development spending
1.5%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AZ Azerbaijan2024
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GN Guinea2024
Internet use
33.3%%
+1.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MA Morocco2010
Research and development spending
0.7%%
+0.1 pp from 2006
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IS Iceland2024
Internet use
98.2%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NO Norway2023
Research and development spending
1.9%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AM Armenia2024
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ZM Zambia2024
Internet use
17.1%%
+0.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
JM Jamaica2002
Research and development spending
0.1%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BI Burundi2024
Internet use
8.6%%
+1.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CL Chile2024
Internet use
95.6%%
+1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MZ Mozambique2015
Research and development spending
0.3%%
-0.1 pp from 2010
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MW Malawi2019
Research and development spending
0.2%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TJ Tajikistan2020
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NO Norway2024
Internet use
99%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NA Namibia2022
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.3 pp from 2014
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IR Iran2024
Internet use
85.3%%
+1.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GR Greece2023
Research and development spending
1.5%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BO Bolivia2024
Internet use
79.7%%
+2.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
RW Rwanda2023
Research and development spending
0.8%%
+0.0 pp from 2019
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AF Afghanistan2024
Internet use
16.1%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
EG Egypt, Arab Rep.2024
Research and development spending
1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
FJ Fiji2024
Internet use
74.7%%
+0.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TL Timor-Leste2021
Internet use
35%%
+3.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina2024
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
HR Croatia2023
Research and development spending
1.4%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BE Belgium2023
Research and development spending
3.3%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IR Iran2021
Research and development spending
0.7%%
-0.1 pp from 2019
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AL Albania2024
Internet use
85.9%%
+2.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SD Sudan2017
Internet use
18.6%%
+4.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SL Sierra Leone2024
Internet use
25.1%%
+1.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GE Georgia2024
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
US United States2023
Research and development spending
3.4%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NE Niger2024
Internet use
15.6%%
+2.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GH Ghana2024
Internet use
72.2%%
+1.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KR South Korea2023
Research and development spending
4.9%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BY Belarus2024
Internet use
94.3%%
+2.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BF Burkina Faso2024
Research and development spending
0.1%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
RS Serbia2024
Research and development spending
0.9%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CI Cote d'Ivoire2016
Research and development spending
0.1%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
YE Yemen2019
Internet use
17.5%%
-7.1 pp from 2016
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BD Bangladesh2024
Internet use
53.4%%
+8.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PY Paraguay2024
Internet use
81.6%%
+3.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CZ Czechia2023
Research and development spending
1.8%%
-0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PS West Bank and Gaza2013
Research and development spending
0.5%%
+0.1 pp from 2010
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
HK Hong Kong SAR, China2024
Research and development spending
1.1%%
+0.0 pp year over year
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FR France2024
Internet use
88.7%%
+1.8 pp year over year
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IT Italy2024
Internet use
89.2%%
+2.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
RO Romania2024
Internet use
91.3%%
+2.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
UG Uganda2024
Internet use
8.9%%
-0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PR Puerto Rico (US)2015
Research and development spending
0.4%%
-0.0 pp from 2013
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IT Italy2023
Research and development spending
1.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CY Cyprus2023
Research and development spending
0.7%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MW Malawi2024
Internet use
19%%
+1.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CH Switzerland2025
Internet use
97.3%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LV Latvia2024
Internet use
92.7%%
+0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KR South Korea2024
Internet use
97.9%%
+0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AT Austria2023
Research and development spending
3.3%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CO Colombia2020
Research and development spending
0.3%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CV Cabo Verde2024
Internet use
74.7%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VE Venezuela, RB2014
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CL Chile2022
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NC New Caledonia2017
Internet use
82%%
+8.0 pp from 2015
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
EE Estonia2024
Internet use
92.2%%
-0.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CG Congo, Rep.2022
Research and development spending
0.4%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LA Laos2024
Internet use
65.6%%
+1.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MN Mongolia2024
Internet use
85.1%%
+1.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
UG Uganda2023
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.3 pp from 2014
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
HR Croatia2024
Internet use
83.6%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
FO Faroe Islands2017
Internet use
97.6%%
+2.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KI Kiribati2024
Internet use
89.4%%
+1.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina2024
Internet use
86.1%%
+2.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KE Kenya2024
Internet use
35%%
+2.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GY Guyana2024
Internet use
83%%
+3.6 pp year over year
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AW Aruba2017
Internet use
97.2%%
+3.6 pp year over year
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ML Mali2024
Internet use
36.8%%
+0.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TM Turkmenistan2016
Internet use
18%%
+3.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ES Spain2023
Research and development spending
1.5%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LU Luxembourg2025
Internet use
99.1%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TV Tuvalu2017
Internet use
35.2%%
+4.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
RW Rwanda2024
Internet use
31.7%%
+2.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LY Libya2024
Internet use
82%%
-0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AT Austria2025
Internet use
91.9%%
-3.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GA Gabon2009
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PE Peru2023
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PA Panama2024
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ES Spain2024
Internet use
95.8%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SK Slovakia2024
Internet use
89.8%%
+2.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GT Guatemala2023
Research and development spending
0%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SE Sweden2025
Internet use
95.8%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
UY Uruguay2023
Research and development spending
0.7%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ET Ethiopia2024
Internet use
21.9%%
+1.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MK North Macedonia2024
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
QA Qatar2024
Internet use
98.1%%
-0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ID Indonesia2020
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CU Cuba2024
Internet use
70.5%%
+0.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SR Suriname2023
Internet use
87.4%%
+25.4 pp from 2019
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ZA South Africa2022
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TM Turkmenistan2023
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GH Ghana2010
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.1 pp from 2007
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PH Philippines2024
Internet use
67.3%%
-10.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MT Malta2023
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
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HN Honduras2024
Internet use
58.6%%
+0.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MZ Mozambique2024
Internet use
20.5%%
+0.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
EC Ecuador2024
Internet use
77.2%%
+4.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LK Sri Lanka2022
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp from 2020
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ZW Zimbabwe2024
Internet use
41.6%%
+3.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MH Marshall Islands2024
Internet use
65.9%%
+1.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LI Liechtenstein2024
Internet use
98.3%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
US United States2024
Internet use
94.7%%
+1.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TD Chad2016
Research and development spending
0.2%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TG Togo2024
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.0 pp from 2014
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SM San Marino2024
Internet use
97.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MK North Macedonia2025
Internet use
93.1%%
-0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LR Liberia2024
Internet use
32.2%%
+1.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
JO Jordan2024
Internet use
95.6%%
+3.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NG Nigeria2024
Internet use
41.2%%
+1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DZ Algeria2024
Internet use
77.4%%
+1.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BW Botswana2013
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MV Maldives2024
Internet use
85.2%%
+0.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MX Mexico2024
Research and development spending
0.3%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SY Syria2018
Internet use
33.8%%
+1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BI Burundi2018
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.1 pp from 2012
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MG Madagascar2017
Research and development spending
0%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
OM Oman2024
Internet use
95.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MD Moldova2024
Research and development spending
0.2%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MU Mauritius2024
Internet use
73.3%%
-6.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
QA Qatar2021
Research and development spending
0.7%%
+0.1 pp from 2018
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2024
Internet use
19.7%%
+0.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LI Liechtenstein2023
Research and development spending
6%%
+0.1 pp from 2019
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TG Togo2024
Internet use
39.5%%
+1.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LT Lithuania2024
Internet use
89.2%%
+0.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SZ Eswatini2015
Research and development spending
0.3%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MC Monaco2005
Research and development spending
0%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
EG Egypt, Arab Rep.2024
Internet use
74.6%%
+0.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LC St. Lucia2024
Internet use
68.2%%
+0.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SA Saudi Arabia2024
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ID Indonesia2024
Internet use
72.8%%
+3.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PA Panama2024
Internet use
72.8%%
+4.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
FO Faroe Islands2003
Research and development spending
0.9%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MY Malaysia2022
Research and development spending
1%%
+0.1 pp from 2020
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VI Virgin Islands (U.S.)2017
Internet use
64.4%%
+4.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IN India2020
Research and development spending
0.6%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GL Greenland2004
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TH Thailand2024
Internet use
90.9%%
+1.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DM Dominica2024
Internet use
82%%
+0.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IQ Iraq2024
Internet use
81.5%%
-0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IS Iceland2023
Research and development spending
2.6%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MY Malaysia2024
Internet use
98%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SK Slovakia2023
Research and development spending
1%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TJ Tajikistan2024
Internet use
55.8%%
+1.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
XK Kosovo2018
Internet use
89.4%%
+5.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
HT Haiti2024
Internet use
47.9%%
-0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KP North Korea2004
Internet use
0%%
0.0 pp year over year
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MO Macao SAR, China2024
Internet use
89.8%%
0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CF Central African Republic2024
Internet use
13.8%%
-0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MR Mauritania2018
Research and development spending
0%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BE Belgium2024
Internet use
95.8%%
+1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BG Bulgaria2024
Internet use
82.4%%
+2.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TT Trinidad and Tobago2022
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
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SD Sudan2005
Research and development spending
0.2%%
-0.0 pp year over year
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MN Mongolia2022
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CG Congo, Rep.2024
Internet use
47.3%%
+4.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AU Australia2024
Internet use
96.1%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MA Morocco2024
Internet use
91.2%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CV Cabo Verde2011
Research and development spending
0.1%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GT Guatemala2024
Internet use
60.2%%
+3.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TZ Tanzania2013
Research and development spending
0.5%%
+0.1 pp from 2010
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KW Kuwait2025
Internet use
100%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SC Seychelles2016
Research and development spending
0.2%%
-0.1 pp from 2005
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KZ Kazakhstan2024
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VN Vietnam2023
Research and development spending
0.4%%
-0.0 pp from 2021
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GM Gambia, The2018
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp from 2011
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
UZ Uzbekistan2024
Internet use
89.5%%
+0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SE Sweden2023
Research and development spending
3.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NA Namibia2024
Internet use
64.9%%
+1.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LA Laos2002
Research and development spending
0%%
No comparable prior period
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CA Canada2024
Internet use
94.4%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TN Tunisia2024
Internet use
76.5%%
+8.2 pp from 2021
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SN Senegal2024
Internet use
60.1%%
+0.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VC St. Vincent and the Grenadines2024
Internet use
76.2%%
+0.7 pp year over year
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TD Chad2024
Internet use
12.6%%
+0.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DK Denmark2023
Research and development spending
3%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SV El Salvador2024
Internet use
66.5%%
+3.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NR Naoero2024
Internet use
83%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AG Antigua and Barbuda2024
Internet use
72.7%%
+0.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PG Papua New Guinea2024
Internet use
18.8%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MM Myanmar2023
Research and development spending
0%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PK Pakistan2023
Research and development spending
0.2%%
-0.0 pp from 2021
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
FI Finland2024
Internet use
93.7%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NP Nepal2010
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LS Lesotho2024
Internet use
51.8%%
+2.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CN China2023
Research and development spending
2.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NI Nicaragua2015
Research and development spending
0.1%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KW Kuwait2024
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SB Solomon Islands2024
Internet use
29%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KH Cambodia2024
Internet use
68.5%%
-0.5 pp year over year
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MC Monaco2024
Internet use
99%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AZ Azerbaijan2025
Internet use
90.8%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MG Madagascar2024
Internet use
18.7%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BM Bermuda2017
Internet use
98.4%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SI Slovenia2023
Research and development spending
2.1%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GB United Kingdom2024
Internet use
95.5%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AU Australia2021
Research and development spending
1.9%%
+0.0 pp from 2019
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CR Costa Rica2024
Internet use
87.2%%
+1.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TN Tunisia2019
Research and development spending
0.7%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SG Singapore2024
Internet use
94.4%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TO Tonga2024
Internet use
67.4%%
+3.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CI Cote d'Ivoire2024
Internet use
41.4%%
+0.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
HK Hong Kong SAR, China2024
Internet use
95.8%%
-0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PE Peru2024
Internet use
82%%
+2.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
RS Serbia2024
Internet use
87.7%%
+2.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AD Andorra2024
Internet use
94.4%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GR Greece2024
Internet use
86.3%%
+1.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CZ Czechia2024
Internet use
87.7%%
+1.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CY Cyprus2024
Internet use
89.6%%
-1.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
RU Russia2024
Internet use
94.4%%
+2.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GQ Equatorial Guinea2024
Internet use
63.3%%
-0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GB United Kingdom2023
Research and development spending
2.7%%
-0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VU Vanuatu2015
Internet use
22.4%%
+3.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IE Ireland2024
Internet use
97.2%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
RO Romania2023
Research and development spending
0.5%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PY Paraguay2023
Research and development spending
0.1%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PS West Bank and Gaza2023
Internet use
86.6%%
-2.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PR Puerto Rico (US)2022
Internet use
87.3%%
+2.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
WS Samoa2014
Internet use
21.2%%
+5.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
JO Jordan2016
Research and development spending
0.7%%
+0.3 pp from 2008
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DZ Algeria2024
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AO Angola2016
Research and development spending
0%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AD Andorra2022
Research and development spending
0.2%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KH Cambodia2015
Research and development spending
0.1%%
+0.0 pp from 2002
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KG Kyrgyzstan2024
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ME Montenegro2024
Internet use
88.9%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GM Gambia, The2024
Internet use
49.5%%
+0.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TR Türkiye2025
Internet use
89.8%%
+2.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
HU Hungary2024
Internet use
93.8%%
+2.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KN St. Kitts and Nevis2024
Internet use
76.9%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
RU Russia2024
Research and development spending
0.9%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SV El Salvador2023
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PK Pakistan2024
Internet use
57.3%%
+38.3 pp from 2020
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TZ Tanzania2024
Internet use
31.2%%
+2.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AO Angola2024
Internet use
40.7%%
+2.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MU Mauritius2024
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NP Nepal2024
Internet use
46.3%%
+0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BH Bahrain2024
Internet use
100%%
0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BH Bahrain2024
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.1 pp from 2014
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
HN Honduras2019
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TH Thailand2023
Research and development spending
0.9%%
-0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SO Somalia, Fed. Rep.2024
Internet use
27.9%%
+1.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PH Philippines2020
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VE Venezuela, RB2024
Internet use
76.7%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
FI Finland2023
Research and development spending
3.1%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GI Gibraltar2016
Internet use
94.4%%
+29.4 pp from 2012
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DE Germany2023
Research and development spending
3.2%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BB Barbados2024
Internet use
70.4%%
+0.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BO Bolivia2021
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp from 2019
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ME Montenegro2019
Research and development spending
0.4%%
-0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
FR France2023
Research and development spending
2.2%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VG British Virgin Islands2017
Internet use
77.7%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
UA Ukraine2024
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ET Ethiopia2017
Research and development spending
0.3%%
-0.3 pp from 2013
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MT Malta2024
Internet use
93.9%%
+1.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TR Türkiye2023
Research and development spending
1.4%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AR Argentina2023
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PT Portugal2024
Internet use
88.5%%
+2.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ML Mali2023
Research and development spending
0.1%%
+0.0 pp from 2021
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GU Guam2017
Internet use
80.5%%
+3.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IE Ireland2023
Research and development spending
1.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MM Myanmar2020
Internet use
45.4%%
+8.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CH Switzerland2023
Research and development spending
3.2%%
-0.0 pp from 2021
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IL Israel2023
Research and development spending
6.3%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BJ Benin2024
Internet use
34%%
+1.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AS American Samoa2006
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LV Latvia2023
Research and development spending
0.8%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VI Virgin Islands (U.S.)2007
Research and development spending
0%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PL Poland2023
Research and development spending
1.6%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IL Israel2024
Internet use
88.2%%
+1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BT Bhutan2024
Internet use
91.3%%
+1.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LU Luxembourg2023
Research and development spending
1.1%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
FM Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2024
Internet use
39.5%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AE United Arab Emirates2024
Internet use
100%%
0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CN China2025
Internet use
91.6%%
-0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MD Moldova2024
Internet use
77.4%%
+0.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KM Comoros2024
Internet use
32.5%%
+0.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KY Cayman Islands2017
Internet use
81.1%%
+2.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GE Georgia2024
Internet use
83.8%%
+1.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NL Netherlands2023
Research and development spending
2.3%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VC St. Vincent and the Grenadines2002
Research and development spending
0.1%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ST Sao Tome and Principe2024
Internet use
59.1%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
JP Japan2024
Internet use
85.5%%
+0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
VN Vietnam2024
Internet use
84.2%%
+6.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NI Nicaragua2024
Internet use
61.4%%
+1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SY Syria2022
Research and development spending
0%%
+0.0 pp from 2015
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KZ Kazakhstan2024
Internet use
93.4%%
+0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PW Palau2024
Internet use
83.9%%
+1.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BF Burkina Faso2024
Internet use
28.3%%
+2.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MO Macao SAR, China2024
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KE Kenya2024
Research and development spending
0.8%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
KG Kyrgyzstan2024
Internet use
92%%
+1.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BN Brunei2024
Internet use
96.3%%
-2.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SZ Eswatini2024
Internet use
63.4%%
+2.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
EE Estonia2023
Research and development spending
1.8%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NL Netherlands2024
Internet use
97%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PG Papua New Guinea2016
Research and development spending
0%%
No comparable prior period
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BS Bahamas, The2024
Internet use
92.5%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PL Poland2024
Internet use
88.6%%
+2.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BY Belarus2024
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LK Sri Lanka2024
Internet use
54.6%%
+3.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
HU Hungary2023
Research and development spending
1.4%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NZ New Zealand2024
Internet use
93.5%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LB Lebanon2024
Internet use
80.6%%
-1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LS Lesotho2023
Research and development spending
0.1%%
+0.0 pp from 2015
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AL Albania2022
Research and development spending
0.2%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
EC Ecuador2014
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CO Colombia2024
Internet use
79.3%%
+2.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BZ Belize2024
Internet use
80%%
+9.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IQ Iraq2021
Research and development spending
0%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
TT Trinidad and Tobago2024
Internet use
82.2%%
+0.2 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SA Saudi Arabia2024
Internet use
100%%
0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
IN India2025
Internet use
70%%
+5.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ZM Zambia2008
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.3 pp from 2005
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DE Germany2024
Internet use
93.5%%
+1.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
JP Japan2023
Research and development spending
3.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MR Mauritania2024
Internet use
45.8%%
+0.8 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AR Argentina2024
Internet use
89.7%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
UZ Uzbekistan2024
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
UA Ukraine2024
Internet use
82.5%%
+0.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GD Grenada2024
Internet use
70.2%%
+0.7 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
OM Oman2024
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
ZA South Africa2024
Internet use
78.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SI Slovenia2024
Internet use
90.8%%
+0.4 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
JM Jamaica2024
Internet use
90.1%%
+0.6 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CM Cameroon2024
Internet use
46.3%%
+4.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BN Brunei2018
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.2 pp from 2004
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CU Cuba2024
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
LT Lithuania2023
Research and development spending
1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PT Portugal2023
Research and development spending
1.7%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GW Guinea-Bissau2024
Internet use
29.8%%
+1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GU Guam2005
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NG Nigeria2019
Research and development spending
0.3%%
+0.2 pp from 2007
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CR Costa Rica2023
Research and development spending
0.3%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2015
Research and development spending
0.4%%
+0.3 pp from 2009
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
PF French Polynesia2017
Internet use
72.7%%
+4.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DJ Djibouti2024
Internet use
65.3%%
+0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SS South Sudan2019
Internet use
6.7%%
+1.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CA Canada2024
Research and development spending
1.8%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
AM Armenia2024
Internet use
81.3%%
+1.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
NZ New Zealand2023
Research and development spending
1.5%%
+0.1 pp from 2021
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SN Senegal2015
Research and development spending
0.6%%
+0.1 pp from 2010
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
SG Singapore2022
Research and development spending
1.8%%
-0.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BT Bhutan2024
Research and development spending
0.1%%
-0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BR Brazil2024
Internet use
84.5%%
+0.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
DO Dominican Republic2024
Internet use
91%%
+4.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GL Greenland2017
Internet use
69.5%%
+1.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
UY Uruguay2024
Internet use
92%%
+1.1 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
CW Curacao2017
Internet use
68.1%%
+6.3 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BR Brazil2023
Research and development spending
1.2%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
GA Gabon2024
Internet use
68.7%%
+0.5 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
BG Bulgaria2023
Research and development spending
0.8%%
+0.0 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
MX Mexico2024
Internet use
83.1%%
+1.9 pp year over year
World Bank World Development IndicatorsView series
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Internet use
Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.
World Bank World Development IndicatorsResearch and development spending
Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.
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