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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Papua New Guinea in 2016 — 0.03%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 91.

2016 0.03%
World rank 89of 91
Period maximum 0.03%2016
Period minimum 0.03%2016

Trend over time

2016–2016 · % of GDP

Change over the period: +0 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 0.03%
World 2.15%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 0.03

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.