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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Morocco

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Morocco in 2010 — 0.66%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 93. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 0.41 pp.

2010 0.66% +0.11 pp vs 2006
World rank 43of 93
Period maximum 0.66%2010
Period minimum 0.25%1998

Trend over time

1998–2010 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Morocco, 1998–20100.20.40.60.819982000200220042006200820101998: 0.25%2001: 0.55%2002: 0.47%2003: 0.57%2006: 0.55%2010: 0.66%
Change over the period: +0.41 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Morocco 0.66%
World 2%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Morocco, by year Morocco All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 0.66
2006 0.55
2003 0.57 +0.09 pp
2002 0.47 −0.07 pp
2001 0.55
1998 0.25

Northern Africa, 2010

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.