Bolivia

In brief

Research spending, share of GDP: 0.1% (2021). World rank 108 of 115 (1 = best); in Americas, 16 of 19. Researchers per million people: 63 (2021). World rank 97 of 106 (1 = best); in Americas, 14 of 17. Patent applications by residents: 10 (2022). World rank 104 of 140; in Americas, 17 of 23. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 34.6% → 79.7%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 96 → 98, and home broadband per 100 people 1.6 → 12.1. Worse than all its neighbours (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru): using the internet, research spending, and electricity from fossil fuels.