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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Nigeria

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Nigeria in 2019 — 0.28%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 98. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 0.15 pp.

2019 0.28% +0.15 pp vs 2007
World rank 66of 98
Period maximum 0.28%2019
Period minimum 0.13%2007

Trend over time

2007–2019 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Nigeria, 2007–20190.10.150.20.250.320072009201120132015201720192007: 0.13%2019: 0.28%
Change over the period: +0.15 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Nigeria 0.28%
World 2.26%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 0.28
2007 0.13

Western Africa, 2019

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.