Table 1.
Funds assigned for research and other data in Latin America
| Country | Populationa | Inflationb | URc | GDP (R + D)d | Researcherse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 41.45 M | 28.3 (2014) | 7.3 (2014) | 0.58 (2017) | 1121 (2010) |
| Brazil | 200.4 | 9–11 (2015) | 8.5 (2015) | 1.24 (2013) | 698 (2010) |
| Bolivia | 11 | 3–4 (2015) | 4 (2015) | 0.16 (2009) | 166 (2010) |
| Chile | 17.62 | 4.4 (2015) | 6.3 (2015) | 0.36 (2012) | 320 (2012) |
| Colombia | 48.32 | 5–6 (2015) | 8.9 (2015) | 0.23 (2013) | 193 (2010) |
| Costa Rica | 4.87 | −1 (2015) | 9.7 (2014) | 0.47 (2011) | 1233 (2010) |
| Cuba | 11.27 | 6 (2013) | NA | 0.47 (2013) | NA |
| Ecuador | 15.74 | 4 (2015) | 5.4 (2015) | 0.34 (2011) | 141 (2010) |
| El Salvador | 6.34 | 1 (2015) | 7 (2014) | 0.03 (2012) | NA |
| Guatemala | 15.47 | 2–3 (2015) | NA | 0.04 (2012) | 25 (2010) |
| México | 122.3 | 2.7 (2015) | 4 (2015) | 0.50 (2013) | 312 (2010) |
| Panamá | 3.86 | 0.3 (2015) | 5.1 (2015) | 0.18 (2011) | NA (2010) |
| Paraguay | 6.8 | 3.1 (2015) | 5.8 (2015) | 0.09 (2012) | NA |
| Peru | 30.9 | 3–4 (2015) | 6.5 (2015) | 0.15 (2014) | NA |
| Puerto Rico | 3.54 | −1 (2015) | 14 (2014) | 0.44 (2013) | NA |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1.34 | 1–4 (2015) | 3.4 (2015) | 0.05 (2012) | NA |
| Uruguay | 3.40 | 8–9 (2015) | 7.5 (2015) | 0.32 (2013) | 549 (2010) |
| Venezuela | 30 | 140 (2015) | 6.8 (2015) | 0.2–0.5 (2006) | 200 (2010) |
| Developed countries (added for comparative purposes) | |||||
| USA | 316 | 3.29 (2015) | 5.5 (2015) | 2.73 (2013) | 3867 (2010) |
| China | 1357 | 1.44 (2015) | 3.1 (2016) | 2.01 (2013) | 903 (2010) |
| Japan | 127 | 0,80 (2015) | 4.1 (2015) | 3.47 (2013) | 5153 (2010) |
Some countries are not mentioned because we were unable to locate their GDP for R + D
NA not available
aPopulation for the year 2013, expressed in millions (M)
b,cAnnual inflation and UR: unemployment rate from http://www.focus-economics.com/regions/latin-america
dPercentage of the GDP assigned to Research and Development. From http://datos.bancomundial.org/indicador/GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS
ePer million people. Data from: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.SCIE.RD.P6