R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Albania

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Albania in 2022 — 0.2%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 84. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 0.12 pp.

2022 0.2% +0.01 pp vs 2021
World rank 66of 84
Period maximum 0.2%2022
Period minimum 0.08%2007

Trend over time

2007–2022 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Albania, 2007–20220.050.10.150.22007200920112013201520172019202120222007: 0.08%2008: 0.15%2021: 0.19%2022: 0.2%
Change over the period: +0.12 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 0.2%
World 2.57%
Southern Europe computed 1.39%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.2 +0.01 pp
2021 0.19
2008 0.15 +0.07 pp
2007 0.08

About the indicator

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of GDP — all current and capital spending by business, government, universities and nonprofit organizations on basic and applied research. The threshold of 3% of GDP is the target adopted in the EU; the leaders (Israel, South Korea) exceed 4.5%.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.