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Iraq: Research and development expenditure

0.04percent · 2021-10.8% since 2009

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 Iraq from 2007 to 2021.

20072021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20210.041
20200.041
20190.033
20180.043
20170.046
20160.037
20150.04
20140.038
20110.035
20100.037
20090.046
20080.034
20070.046

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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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 2026-11-07.

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