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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mozambique

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Mozambique in 2015 — 0.31%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 102. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 0.05 pp.

2015 0.31% −0.07 pp vs 2010
World rank 70of 102
Period maximum 0.4%2006
Period minimum 0.14%2008

Trend over time

2002–2015 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mozambique, 2002–201500.10.20.30.4200220042006200820102012201420152002: 0.36%2006: 0.4%2008: 0.14%2010: 0.38%2015: 0.31%
Change over the period: −0.05 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

Mozambique 0.31%
World 2.1%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 0.31
2010 0.38
2008 0.14
2006 0.4
2002 0.36

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.