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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Seychelles

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in the Seychelles in 2016 — 0.2%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 91. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2016 0.2% −0.08 pp vs 2005
World rank 72of 91
Period maximum 0.4%2001
Period minimum 0.2%2016

Trend over time

2001–2016 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Seychelles, 2001–20160.20.250.30.350.42001200320052007200920112013201520162001: 0.4%2002: 0.38%2003: 0.39%2004: 0.33%2005: 0.28%2016: 0.2%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Seychelles 0.2%
World 2.15%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 0.2
2005 0.28 −0.04 pp
2004 0.33 −0.06 pp
2003 0.39 +0 pp
2002 0.38 −0.02 pp
2001 0.4

Eastern Africa, 2016

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.