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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Central Asia in 2024 — 0.14%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.11 pp.

2024 0.14% +0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 0.27%2005
Period minimum 0.11%2018

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia, 2000–20240.10.150.20.250.32000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 0.25%2001: 0.25%2002: 0.26%2003: 0.25%2004: 0.24%2005: 0.27%2006: 0.24%2007: 0.21%2008: 0.21%2009: 0.22%2010: 0.15%2011: 0.15%2012: 0.16%2013: 0.17%2014: 0.16%2015: 0.16%2016: 0.15%2017: 0.12%2018: 0.11%2019: 0.11%2020: 0.12%2021: 0.12%2022: 0.12%2023: 0.13%2024: 0.14%
Change over the period: −0.11 pp Annual average: 0 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.14 +0.01 pp
2023 0.13 +0 pp
2022 0.12 +0 pp
2021 0.12 −0 pp
2020 0.12 +0.01 pp
2019 0.11 +0 pp
2018 0.11 −0.01 pp
2017 0.12 −0.03 pp
2016 0.15 −0.01 pp
2015 0.16 −0 pp
2014 0.16 −0 pp
2013 0.17 +0 pp
2012 0.16 +0.01 pp
2011 0.15 −0 pp
2010 0.15 −0.07 pp
2009 0.22 +0.01 pp
2008 0.21 +0 pp
2007 0.21 −0.03 pp
2006 0.24 −0.03 pp
2005 0.27 +0.02 pp
2004 0.24 −0 pp
2003 0.25 −0.01 pp
2002 0.26 +0 pp
2001 0.25 −0 pp
2000 0.25

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.