Technology · East Africa
Rwanda R&D Spending (% of GDP)
0.8%as of 2023+3.0% vs 2019
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
History
3 observations are available since 2016. At least 4 are needed to show a trend chart.
| Period | R&D Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=RW&metric_key=rd_expenditure_pct_gdp" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"R&D Spending (% of GDP) across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | R&D Spending (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 0.3% |
| Kenya | 0.8% |
| South Africa | 0.6% |
| Egypt | 1% |
| Ghana | 0.4% |
| Ethiopia | 0.3% |
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