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2000 - 2024

  • Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)
  • Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)
  • High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)
  • High-technology exports (current US$)
  • Patent applications, nonresidents
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  • Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
  • Researchers in R&D (per million people)
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  • Technicians in R&D (per million people)

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  • Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)
  • Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)
  • High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)
  • High-technology exports (current US$)
  • Patent applications, nonresidents
  • Patent applications, residents
  • Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
  • Researchers in R&D (per million people)
  • Scientific and technical journal articles
  • Technicians in R&D (per million people)
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