Kuwait - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 0.062 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 0.427 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.062 in 2018.

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
1997 0.205
1998 0.258
1999 0.198
2000 0.125
2001 0.179
2002 0.180
2003 0.143
2004 0.130
2005 0.101
2006 0.085
2007 0.086
2008 0.086
2009 0.112
2010 0.101
2011 0.099
2012 0.097
2013 0.302
2014 0.427
2015 0.097
2016 0.080
2017 0.080
2018 0.062

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology