R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Lesotho in 2023 — 0.09%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 84. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.05 pp.
2002–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.09 | — |
| 2015 | 0.05 | — |
| 2011 | 0.01 | — |
| 2009 | 0.03 | — |
| 2004 | 0.06 | +0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 0.04 | +0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.04 | — |
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.
