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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Philippines

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the Philippines in 2020 — 0.28%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 87. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.14 pp.

2020 0.28% +0.02 pp vs 2019
World rank 65of 87
Period maximum 0.32%2018
Period minimum 0.1%2007

Trend over time

2002–2020 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Philippines, 2002–202000.10.20.30.420022004200620082010201220142016201820202002: 0.13%2003: 0.13%2005: 0.11%2007: 0.1%2009: 0.11%2011: 0.11%2013: 0.13%2015: 0.16%2018: 0.32%2019: 0.26%2020: 0.28%
Change over the period: +0.14 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2020

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

Philippines 0.28%
World 2.46%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 0.28 +0.02 pp
2019 0.26 −0.06 pp
2018 0.32
2015 0.16
2013 0.13
2011 0.11
2009 0.11
2007 0.1
2005 0.11
2003 0.13 −0.01 pp
2002 0.13

South-Eastern Asia, 2020

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.