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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Kyrgyzstan

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Kyrgyzstan in 2024 — 0.05%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 30. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 0.14 pp.

2024 0.05% −0 pp vs 2023
World rank 30of 30
Period maximum 0.23%2007
Period minimum 0.05%2024

Trend over time

1997–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Kyrgyzstan, 1997–202400.10.20.319972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 0.19%1998: 0.21%1999: 0.18%2000: 0.16%2001: 0.17%2002: 0.2%2003: 0.22%2004: 0.2%2005: 0.2%2006: 0.23%2007: 0.23%2008: 0.19%2009: 0.16%2010: 0.16%2011: 0.16%2012: 0.17%2013: 0.15%2014: 0.13%2015: 0.12%2016: 0.11%2017: 0.11%2018: 0.1%2019: 0.09%2020: 0.08%2021: 0.07%2022: 0.07%2023: 0.05%2024: 0.05%
Change over the period: −0.14 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Kyrgyzstan 0.05%
Central Asia computed 0.14%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.05 −0 pp
2023 0.05 −0.02 pp
2022 0.07 −0 pp
2021 0.07 −0.01 pp
2020 0.08 −0 pp
2019 0.09 −0.02 pp
2018 0.1 −0.01 pp
2017 0.11 −0 pp
2016 0.11 −0.01 pp
2015 0.12 −0.01 pp
2014 0.13 −0.02 pp
2013 0.15 −0.02 pp
2012 0.17 +0.01 pp
2011 0.16 +0 pp
2010 0.16 −0 pp
2009 0.16 −0.03 pp
2008 0.19 −0.04 pp
2007 0.23 +0 pp
2006 0.23 +0.03 pp
2005 0.2 −0 pp
2004 0.2 −0.02 pp
2003 0.22 +0.02 pp
2002 0.2 +0.03 pp
2001 0.17 +0.02 pp
2000 0.16 −0.02 pp
1999 0.18 −0.03 pp
1998 0.21 +0.02 pp
1997 0.19

Central Asia, 2024

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.