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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Sudan

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Sudan in 2005 — 0.23%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 93. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 0.31 pp.

2005 0.23% −0.01 pp vs 2004
World rank 69of 93
Period maximum 0.53%1999
Period minimum 0.23%2005

Trend over time

1999–2005 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Sudan, 1999–20050.20.30.40.50.619992000200120022003200420051999: 0.53%2000: 0.47%2001: 0.37%2002: 0.32%2003: 0.28%2004: 0.24%2005: 0.23%
Change over the period: −0.31 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2005

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

Sudan 0.23%
World 1.95%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2005 0.23 −0.01 pp
2004 0.24 −0.04 pp
2003 0.28 −0.04 pp
2002 0.32 −0.05 pp
2001 0.37 −0.1 pp
2000 0.47 −0.06 pp
1999 0.53

Northern Africa, 2005

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.