South Africa - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in South Africa was 0.832 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 0.898 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.584 in 1997.

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
1997 0.584
2001 0.716
2003 0.761
2004 0.813
2005 0.863
2006 0.898
2007 0.883
2008 0.888
2009 0.836
2010 0.737
2011 0.735
2012 0.734
2013 0.725
2014 0.771
2015 0.798
2016 0.819
2017 0.832

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology