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

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Zambia

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) in Zambia in 2008 — 0.28%. Ranked 64 in the world out of 97. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 0.27 pp.

2008 0.28% +0.25 pp vs 2005
World rank 64of 97
Period maximum 0.28%2008
Period minimum 0.01%2002

Trend over time

1996–2008 · % of GDP

R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Zambia, 1996–200800.10.20.319961998200020022004200620081996: 0.01%1997: 0.01%2002: 0.01%2003: 0.01%2004: 0.02%2005: 0.02%2008: 0.28%
Change over the period: +0.27 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2008

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

Zambia 0.28%
World 1.98%
R&D expenditure (% of GDP) — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2008 0.28
2005 0.02 +0 pp
2004 0.02 +0.01 pp
2003 0.01 +0 pp
2002 0.01
1997 0.01 −0 pp
1996 0.01

Eastern Africa, 2008

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.