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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Uganda in 2023 — 0.44%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 84. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.07 pp.

2023 0.44% +0.3 pp vs 2014
World rank 53of 84
Period maximum 0.44%2023
Period minimum 0.14%2014

Trend over time

2002–2023 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda, 2002–202300.20.40.6200220052008201120142017202020232002: 0.37%2003: 0.26%2004: 0.26%2005: 0.22%2006: 0.3%2007: 0.39%2008: 0.33%2009: 0.26%2010: 0.36%2014: 0.14%2023: 0.44%
Change over the period: +0.07 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Uganda 0.44%
World 2.6%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.44
2014 0.14
2010 0.36 +0.1 pp
2009 0.26 −0.07 pp
2008 0.33 −0.06 pp
2007 0.39 +0.09 pp
2006 0.3 +0.09 pp
2005 0.22 −0.05 pp
2004 0.26 +0 pp
2003 0.26 −0.11 pp
2002 0.37

Eastern Africa, 2023

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.