South Asia - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in South Asia was 0.653 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.826 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.607 in 2017.

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 0.623
1997 0.617
1998 0.627
1999 0.651
2000 0.647
2001 0.654
2002 0.655
2003 0.719
2004 0.741
2005 0.770
2006 0.786
2007 0.786
2008 0.826
2009 0.786
2010 0.763
2011 0.710
2012 0.744
2013 0.641
2014 0.679
2015 0.625
2016 0.651
2017 0.607
2018 0.653

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology