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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mongolia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Mongolia in 2022 — 0.08%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 84. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 0.08 pp.

2022 0.08% −0.02 pp vs 2021
World rank 78of 84
Period maximum 0.34%2008
Period minimum 0.08%2022

Trend over time

1997–2022 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mongolia, 1997–202200.10.20.30.41997200020032006200920122015201820211997: 0.17%1998: 0.17%1999: 0.15%2000: 0.19%2001: 0.27%2002: 0.25%2003: 0.25%2004: 0.27%2005: 0.24%2006: 0.19%2007: 0.24%2008: 0.34%2009: 0.3%2010: 0.24%2011: 0.23%2012: 0.24%2013: 0.23%2014: 0.22%2015: 0.16%2016: 0.18%2017: 0.13%2018: 0.1%2019: 0.09%2020: 0.13%2021: 0.1%2022: 0.08%
Change over the period: −0.08 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Mongolia 0.08%
World 2.57%
Eastern Asia computed 2.8%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.08 −0.02 pp
2021 0.1 −0.03 pp
2020 0.13 +0.04 pp
2019 0.09 −0.01 pp
2018 0.1 −0.03 pp
2017 0.13 −0.05 pp
2016 0.18 +0.03 pp
2015 0.16 −0.07 pp
2014 0.22 −0.01 pp
2013 0.23 −0.01 pp
2012 0.24 +0.01 pp
2011 0.23 −0.01 pp
2010 0.24 −0.06 pp
2009 0.3 −0.03 pp
2008 0.34 +0.1 pp
2007 0.24 +0.05 pp
2006 0.19 −0.05 pp
2005 0.24 −0.03 pp
2004 0.27 +0.02 pp
2003 0.25 +0 pp
2002 0.25 −0.02 pp
2001 0.27 +0.08 pp
2000 0.19 +0.04 pp
1999 0.15 −0.02 pp
1998 0.17 −0 pp
1997 0.17

Eastern Asia, 2022

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.