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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Tanzania

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Tanzania in 2013 — 0.51%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 95. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 0.18 pp.

2013 0.51% +0.14 pp vs 2010
World rank 54of 95
Period maximum 0.51%2013
Period minimum 0.33%2007

Trend over time

2007–2013 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Tanzania, 2007–20130.30.350.40.450.50.5520072008200920102011201220132007: 0.33%2010: 0.37%2013: 0.51%
Change over the period: +0.18 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2013

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

Tanzania 0.51%
World 1.98%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2013 0.51
2010 0.37
2007 0.33

Eastern Africa, 2013

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ET Ethiopia 0.6 TZ Tanzania 0.51

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.