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Uganda: Research and development expenditure

0.44percent · 2023+19.2% since 2002

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 Uganda from 2002 to 2023.

20022023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20230.438
20140.143
20100.36
20090.255
20080.326
20070.388
20060.3
20050.215
20040.261
20030.256
20020.368

Source

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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