Tunisia - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Tunisia was 0.601 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 0.731 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.543 in 2002.

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
2002 0.543
2003 0.650
2004 0.731
2005 0.712
2006 0.677
2007 0.666
2008 0.639
2009 0.706
2010 0.690
2011 0.709
2012 0.682
2013 0.671
2014 0.654
2015 0.629
2016 0.604
2018 0.601

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology