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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Togo

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Togo in 2024 — 0.22%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 30. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 0.05 pp.

2024 0.22% +0.03 pp vs 2014
World rank 19of 30
Period maximum 0.22%2024
Period minimum 0.16%2012

Trend over time

2010–2024 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Togo, 2010–20240.140.160.180.20.220.24201020122014201620182020202220242010: 0.17%2012: 0.16%2014: 0.19%2024: 0.22%
Change over the period: +0.05 pp Annual average: 0 pp
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Togo, by year Togo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.22
2014 0.19
2012 0.16
2010 0.17

Western Africa, 2024

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.