Burkina Faso - Research and development expenditure
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso was 0.611 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 0.611 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.098 in 2007.
Definition: Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.158 |
| 1997 | 0.181 |
| 2001 | 0.168 |
| 2002 | 0.301 |
| 2003 | 0.241 |
| 2004 | 0.215 |
| 2005 | 0.152 |
| 2007 | 0.098 |
| 2008 | 0.166 |
| 2009 | 0.178 |
| 2014 | 0.197 |
| 2017 | 0.611 |
Classification
Topic: Infrastructure Indicators
Sub-Topic: Technology
