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India: Research and development expenditure

0.65percent · 2020-18.1% since 2010

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. Annual figures for India from 1996 to 2020.

19962020

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20200.646
20190.659
20180.66
20170.666
20160.67
20150.693
20140.702
20130.706
20120.744
20110.755
20100.788
20090.833
20080.859
20070.805
20060.805
20050.824
20040.757
20030.719
20020.726
20010.736
20000.757
19990.724
19980.704
19970.687
19960.639

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Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Research and development expenditure. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-research-and-development-expenditure (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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