Azerbaijan - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Azerbaijan was 0.184 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.421 in 1998, while its lowest value was 0.166 in 2008.

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 0.235
1997 0.370
1998 0.421
1999 0.393
2000 0.336
2001 0.340
2002 0.302
2003 0.325
2004 0.298
2005 0.220
2006 0.172
2007 0.170
2008 0.166
2009 0.250
2010 0.218
2011 0.211
2012 0.214
2013 0.210
2014 0.210
2015 0.222
2016 0.206
2017 0.185
2018 0.184

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology