Uganda - Research and development expenditure

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in Uganda was 0.144 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 0.388 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.144 in 2014.

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 0.368
2003 0.256
2004 0.261
2005 0.215
2006 0.300
2007 0.388
2008 0.326
2009 0.258
2010 0.363
2014 0.144

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology