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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Palestine

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Palestine in 2013 — 0.45%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 95. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 0.26 pp.

2013 0.45% +0.09 pp vs 2010
World rank 57of 95
Period maximum 0.45%2013
Period minimum 0.15%2008

Trend over time

2007–2013 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Palestine, 2007–201300.20.40.620072008200920102011201220132007: 0.2%2008: 0.15%2009: 0.36%2010: 0.36%2013: 0.45%
Change over the period: +0.26 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2013

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

Palestine 0.45%
World 1.98%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 0.45
2010 0.36 +0.01 pp
2009 0.36 +0.21 pp
2008 0.15 −0.05 pp
2007 0.2

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.