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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Burkina Faso

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 0.1%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 30. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.05 pp.

2024 0.1% +0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank 26of 30
Period maximum 0.61%2017
Period minimum 0.1%2007

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Burkina Faso, 1996–202400.20.40.60.819961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 0.16%1997: 0.18%2001: 0.17%2002: 0.3%2003: 0.24%2004: 0.22%2005: 0.15%2007: 0.1%2008: 0.17%2009: 0.18%2014: 0.2%2017: 0.61%2019: 0.17%2020: 0.25%2021: 0.25%2023: 0.1%2024: 0.1%
Change over the period: −0.05 pp Annual average: 0 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.1 +0.01 pp
2023 0.1
2021 0.25 −0 pp
2020 0.25 +0.08 pp
2019 0.17
2017 0.61
2014 0.2
2009 0.18 +0.01 pp
2008 0.17 +0.07 pp
2007 0.1
2005 0.15 −0.06 pp
2004 0.22 −0.03 pp
2003 0.24 −0.06 pp
2002 0.3 +0.13 pp
2001 0.17
1997 0.18 +0.02 pp
1996 0.16

Western Africa, 2024

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

TG Togo 0.22 BF Burkina Faso 0.1

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.