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Nigeria R&D Spending (% of GDP)

0.3%as of 2019Reported+115.1% vs 2007

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

History

most recent 2 periods · World Bank

2 observations are available since 2007. At least 4 are needed to show a trend chart.

PeriodR&D Spending (% of GDP)
20190.3%
20070.1%

R&D Spending (% of GDP) across Africa

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CountryR&D Spending (% of GDP)Period
Kenya0.8%2024
South Africa0.6%2022
Egypt1%2024
Ghana0.4%2010
Ethiopia0.3%2017
Tanzania0.5%2013

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.

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