Egypt - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Egypt was 0.724 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.724 in 2018, while its lowest value was 0.187 in 1999.

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 0.213
1997 0.198
1998 0.199
1999 0.187
2000 0.192
2004 0.270
2005 0.241
2006 0.259
2007 0.255
2008 0.270
2009 0.433
2010 0.433
2011 0.532
2012 0.509
2013 0.639
2014 0.636
2015 0.719
2016 0.708
2017 0.679
2018 0.724

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology