R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Tunisia in 2019 — 0.75%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 98. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.2 pp.
2002–2019 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tunisia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.75 | +0.03 pp |
| 2018 | 0.72 | +0.02 pp |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +0.13 pp |
| 2016 | 0.57 | −0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 0.59 | −0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 0.62 | −0.02 pp |
| 2013 | 0.64 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 0.65 | −0.03 pp |
| 2011 | 0.67 | +0.02 pp |
| 2010 | 0.66 | −0.05 pp |
| 2009 | 0.71 | +0.07 pp |
| 2008 | 0.64 | −0.03 pp |
| 2007 | 0.67 | −0.01 pp |
| 2006 | 0.68 | −0.03 pp |
| 2005 | 0.71 | −0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 0.73 | +0.08 pp |
| 2003 | 0.65 | +0.11 pp |
| 2002 | 0.54 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Egypt
0.8
Tunisia
0.75
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.
The number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Education Patent applications by residentsHow many patent applications residents of a country file per year.
Education Scientific and technical journal articlesThe number of articles in scientific and technical journals per year.
Trade High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.