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Algeria R&D Spending (% of GDP)

0.4%as of 2024Reported+17.5% vs 2023

Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2001 – 2024 · World Bank

History

most recent 8 periods · World Bank
PeriodR&D Spending (% of GDP)
20240.4%
20230.4%
20170.5%
20050.1%
20040.2%
20030.2%
20020.3%
20010.2%

R&D Spending (% of GDP) across Africa

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CountryR&D Spending (% of GDP)Period
Nigeria0.3%2019
Kenya0.8%2024
South Africa0.6%2022
Egypt1%2024
Ghana0.4%2010
Ethiopia0.3%2017

R&D Spending (% of GDP) in every African country

10 countries carry a recent research and development spending as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.

Northern Africa

  • Algeria0.4% · 2024
  • Egypt1% · 2024

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