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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Jordan

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Jordan in 2016 — 0.7%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 91. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.36 pp.

2016 0.7% +0.27 pp vs 2008
World rank 44of 91
Period maximum 0.7%2016
Period minimum 0.34%2002

Trend over time

2002–2016 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Jordan, 2002–20160.30.40.50.60.7200220042006200820102012201420162002: 0.34%2008: 0.42%2016: 0.7%
Change over the period: +0.36 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Jordan 0.7%
World 2.15%
Western Asia computed 1.41%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 0.7
2008 0.42
2002 0.34

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.