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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Syria

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Syria in 2022 — 0.04%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 84. Since 2015, the indicator has risen by 0.02 pp.

2022 0.04% +0.02 pp vs 2015
World rank 82of 84
Period maximum 0.04%2022
Period minimum 0.02%2015

Trend over time

2015–2022 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Syria, 2015–20220.010.020.030.040.05201520162017201820192020202120222015: 0.02%2022: 0.04%
Change over the period: +0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Syria 0.04%
World 2.57%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.04
2015 0.02

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.