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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Qatar

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Qatar in 2021 — 0.68%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 88. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.

2021 0.68% +0.15 pp vs 2018
World rank 48of 88
Period maximum 0.68%2021
Period minimum 0.48%2012

Trend over time

2012–2021 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Qatar, 2012–20210.40.50.60.720122013201420152016201720182019202020212012: 0.48%2015: 0.52%2018: 0.53%2021: 0.68%
Change over the period: +0.2 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Qatar 0.68%
World 2.52%
Western Asia computed 1.57%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 0.68
2018 0.53
2015 0.52
2012 0.48

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.