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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Bahrain in 2024 — 0.19%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 30. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2024 0.19% +0.1 pp vs 2014
World rank 24of 30
Period maximum 0.19%2024
Period minimum 0.1%2014

Trend over time

2014–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain, 2014–20240.080.10.130.150.180.2201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242014: 0.1%2024: 0.19%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Bahrain, by year Bahrain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.19
2014 0.1

Western Asia, 2024

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

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.