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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Namibia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Namibia in 2022 — 0.65%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 84. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 0.51 pp.

2022 0.65% +0.3 pp vs 2014
World rank 44of 84
Period maximum 0.65%2022
Period minimum 0.14%2010

Trend over time

2010–2022 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Namibia, 2010–202200.20.40.60.820102012201420162018202020222010: 0.14%2014: 0.35%2022: 0.65%
Change over the period: +0.51 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Namibia 0.65%
World 2.57%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.65
2014 0.35
2010 0.14

Southern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NA Namibia 0.65 ZA South Africa 0.61

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.