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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Rwanda

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Rwanda in 2023 — 0.78%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 84. Since 2016, the indicator has risen by 0.13 pp.

2023 0.78% +0.02 pp vs 2019
World rank 45of 84
Period maximum 0.78%2023
Period minimum 0.65%2016

Trend over time

2016–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Rwanda, 2016–20230.60.650.70.750.8201620172018201920202021202220232016: 0.65%2019: 0.76%2023: 0.78%
Change over the period: +0.13 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Rwanda 0.78%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.78
2019 0.76
2016 0.65

Eastern Africa, 2023

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.