R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Iran in 2021 — 0.73%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 88. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 0.22 pp.
2001–2021 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.73 | — |
| 2019 | 0.79 | — |
| 2017 | 0.76 | — |
| 2015 | 0.39 | — |
| 2013 | 0.24 | −0.06 pp |
| 2012 | 0.29 | — |
| 2010 | 0.26 | −0.01 pp |
| 2009 | 0.27 | −0.37 pp |
| 2008 | 0.65 | — |
| 2006 | 0.56 | −0.06 pp |
| 2005 | 0.62 | +0.12 pp |
| 2004 | 0.5 | −0.09 pp |
| 2003 | 0.59 | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.5 | −0.01 pp |
| 2001 | 0.5 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Iran
0.73
Pakistan
0.16
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.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.