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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — India

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in India in 2020 — 0.65%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 87. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2020 0.65% −0.01 pp vs 2019
World rank 46of 87
Period maximum 0.86%2008
Period minimum 0.64%1996

Trend over time

1996–2020 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — India, 1996–20200.60.70.80.91996199920022005200820112014201720201996: 0.64%1997: 0.69%1998: 0.7%1999: 0.72%2000: 0.76%2001: 0.74%2002: 0.73%2003: 0.72%2004: 0.76%2005: 0.82%2006: 0.8%2007: 0.81%2008: 0.86%2009: 0.83%2010: 0.79%2011: 0.76%2012: 0.74%2013: 0.71%2014: 0.7%2015: 0.69%2016: 0.67%2017: 0.67%2018: 0.66%2019: 0.66%2020: 0.65%
Change over the period: +0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

India 0.65%
World 2.46%
South Asia 0.63%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 0.65 −0.01 pp
2019 0.66 −0 pp
2018 0.66 −0.01 pp
2017 0.67 −0 pp
2016 0.67 −0.02 pp
2015 0.69 −0.01 pp
2014 0.7 −0 pp
2013 0.71 −0.04 pp
2012 0.74 −0.01 pp
2011 0.76 −0.03 pp
2010 0.79 −0.04 pp
2009 0.83 −0.03 pp
2008 0.86 +0.05 pp
2007 0.81 +0 pp
2006 0.8 −0.02 pp
2005 0.82 +0.07 pp
2004 0.76 +0.04 pp
2003 0.72 −0.01 pp
2002 0.73 −0.01 pp
2001 0.74 −0.02 pp
2000 0.76 +0.03 pp
1999 0.72 +0.02 pp
1998 0.7 +0.02 pp
1997 0.69 +0.05 pp
1996 0.64

Southern Asia, 2020

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

IN India 0.65 LK Sri Lanka 0.12

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.