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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Nepal

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Nepal in 2010 — 0.3%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 93. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 0.25 pp.

2010 0.3% +0.04 pp vs 2009
World rank 68of 93
Period maximum 0.3%2010
Period minimum 0.05%2008

Trend over time

2008–2010 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Nepal, 2008–201000.10.20.30.42008200920102008: 0.05%2009: 0.26%2010: 0.3%
Change over the period: +0.25 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Nepal 0.3%
World 2%
South Asia 0.76%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 0.3 +0.04 pp
2009 0.26 +0.2 pp
2008 0.05

Southern Asia, 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.