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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Republic of the Congo

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 0.38%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 84.

2022 0.38%
World rank 55of 84
Period maximum 0.38%2022
Period minimum 0.38%2022

Trend over time

2022–2022 · % of GDP

Change over the period: +0 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 0.38%
World 2.57%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.38

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.