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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Algeria

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Algeria in 2024 — 0.44%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 30. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.23 pp.

2024 0.44% +0.07 pp vs 2023
World rank 9of 30
Period maximum 0.48%2017
Period minimum 0.06%2005

Trend over time

2001–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Algeria, 2001–202400.20.40.62001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 0.21%2002: 0.34%2003: 0.18%2004: 0.15%2005: 0.06%2017: 0.48%2023: 0.38%2024: 0.44%
Change over the period: +0.23 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Algeria, by year Algeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.44 +0.07 pp
2023 0.38
2017 0.48
2005 0.06 −0.09 pp
2004 0.15 −0.03 pp
2003 0.18 −0.16 pp
2002 0.34 +0.13 pp
2001 0.21

Northern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

EG Egypt 1.02 DZ Algeria 0.44

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.