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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Burundi

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Burundi in 2018 — 0.21%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 93. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2018 0.21% +0.11 pp vs 2012
World rank 69of 93
Period maximum 0.21%2018
Period minimum 0.11%2012

Trend over time

2007–2018 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Burundi, 2007–20180.10.150.20.2520072009201120132015201720182007: 0.2%2008: 0.15%2009: 0.14%2010: 0.14%2012: 0.11%2018: 0.21%
Change over the period: +0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Burundi 0.21%
World 2.22%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 0.21
2012 0.11
2010 0.14 −0 pp
2009 0.14 −0.01 pp
2008 0.15 −0.05 pp
2007 0.2

Eastern Africa, 2018

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

MU Mauritius 0.33 BI Burundi 0.21

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.