India - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in India was 0.653 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.859 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.639 in 1996.

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/)

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Year Value
1996 0.639
1997 0.687
1998 0.704
1999 0.724
2000 0.757
2001 0.736
2002 0.726
2003 0.719
2004 0.757
2005 0.824
2006 0.805
2007 0.805
2008 0.859
2009 0.833
2010 0.788
2011 0.755
2012 0.744
2013 0.706
2014 0.702
2015 0.693
2016 0.670
2017 0.666
2018 0.653

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology