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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Ethiopia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Ethiopia in 2017 — 0.27%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 96. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2017 0.27% −0.33 pp vs 2013
World rank 66of 96
Period maximum 0.6%2013
Period minimum 0.17%2007

Trend over time

2005–2017 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Ethiopia, 2005–201700.20.40.60.820052007200920112013201520172005: 0.18%2007: 0.17%2010: 0.24%2013: 0.6%2017: 0.27%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Ethiopia 0.27%
World 2.14%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 0.27
2013 0.6
2010 0.24
2007 0.17
2005 0.18

Eastern Africa, 2017

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.