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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in BRICS in 2021 — 2.1%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.23 pp.

2021 2.1% +0.25 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 2.1%2021
Period minimum 0.87%2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS, 2000–20210.511.522.5200020032006200920122015201820212000: 0.87%2001: 0.87%2002: 0.98%2003: 1%2004: 1.03%2005: 1.08%2006: 1.11%2007: 1.16%2008: 1.19%2009: 1.25%2010: 1.31%2011: 1.36%2012: 1.43%2013: 1.44%2014: 1.58%2015: 1.63%2016: 1.6%2017: 1.58%2018: 1.63%2019: 1.69%2020: 1.85%2021: 2.1%
Change over the period: +1.23 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

BRICS 2.1%
World 2.52%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 2.1 +0.25 pp
2020 1.85 +0.17 pp
2019 1.69 +0.05 pp
2018 1.63 +0.05 pp
2017 1.58 −0.02 pp
2016 1.6 −0.03 pp
2015 1.63 +0.05 pp
2014 1.58 +0.14 pp
2013 1.44 +0.01 pp
2012 1.43 +0.07 pp
2011 1.36 +0.04 pp
2010 1.31 +0.06 pp
2009 1.25 +0.06 pp
2008 1.19 +0.03 pp
2007 1.16 +0.05 pp
2006 1.11 +0.02 pp
2005 1.08 +0.05 pp
2004 1.03 +0.03 pp
2003 1 +0.02 pp
2002 0.98 +0.11 pp
2001 0.87 +0 pp
2000 0.87

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.