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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Botswana in 2013 — 0.56%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 95. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 0.03 pp.

2013 0.56% +0.29 pp vs 2012
World rank 52of 95
Period maximum 0.56%2013
Period minimum 0.27%2012

Trend over time

2005–2013 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana, 2005–20130.20.30.40.50.62005200620072008200920102011201220132005: 0.53%2012: 0.27%2013: 0.56%
Change over the period: +0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2013

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

Botswana 0.56%
World 1.98%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 0.56 +0.29 pp
2012 0.27 —
2005 0.53 —

Southern Africa, 2013

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

ZA South Africa 0.66 BW Botswana 0.56
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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.

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