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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Gambia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the Gambia in 2018 — 0.07%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 93. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 0.06 pp.

2018 0.07% −0.02 pp vs 2011
World rank 87of 93
Period maximum 0.08%2011
Period minimum 0.01%2009

Trend over time

2008–2018 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Gambia, 2008–201800.030.050.080.1200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182008: 0.01%2009: 0.01%2011: 0.08%2018: 0.07%
Change over the period: +0.06 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Gambia 0.07%
World 2.22%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 0.07
2011 0.08
2009 0.01 −0 pp
2008 0.01

Western Africa, 2018

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

GM Gambia 0.07 MR Mauritania 0.01

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.