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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Cambodia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Cambodia in 2015 — 0.09%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 102. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.04 pp.

2015 0.09% +0.04 pp vs 2002
World rank 96of 102
Period maximum 0.09%2015
Period minimum 0.05%2002

Trend over time

2002–2015 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Cambodia, 2002–20150.040.060.080.1200220042006200820102012201420152002: 0.05%2015: 0.09%
Change over the period: +0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

Cambodia 0.09%
World 2.1%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 0.09
2002 0.05

South-Eastern Asia, 2015

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.