R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 0.64%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 30. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 0.57 pp.
2003–2024 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.64 | +0.14 pp |
| 2023 | 0.49 | +0.08 pp |
| 2022 | 0.41 | +0.02 pp |
| 2021 | 0.39 | −0.08 pp |
| 2020 | 0.48 | — |
| 2013 | 0.79 | −0.07 pp |
| 2012 | 0.86 | −0.03 pp |
| 2011 | 0.89 | +0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.88 | +0.81 pp |
| 2009 | 0.07 | +0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 0.05 | +0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.05 | +0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.04 | +0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.04 | −0.01 pp |
| 2004 | 0.05 | −0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 0.06 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
