R&D spending share of GDP in Egypt

Spending on research and development in Egypt was equal to 1.02% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 1996 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Egypt, 2024 1.02% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −0.02percentage points 2023: 1.03%
World, 2023 2.60% Official aggregate Not the same period as Egypt (2024).

R&D spending share of GDP in Egypt over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period EgyptWorld
2024 1.02% –
2023 1.03% 2.60%
2022 1.02% 2.57%
2021 0.91% 2.52%
2020 0.92% 2.46%
2019 0.80% 2.26%
2018 0.69% 2.22%
2017 0.64% 2.14%
2016 0.71% 2.15%
2015 0.72% 2.10%
2014 0.64% 2.09%
2013 0.64% 1.98%
2012 0.51% 2.01%
2011 0.53% 1.98%
2010 0.43% 2.00%
2009 0.43% 2.01%
2008 0.27% 1.98%
2007 0.26% 1.92%
2006 0.26% 1.96%
2005 0.24% 1.95%
2004 0.27% 1.97%
2003 – 2.02%
2002 – 2.03%
2001 – 2.06%
2000 0.19% 2.05%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.02 percentage points from 1.03% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.64%, the figure has changed by +0.38 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1996 to 2024 for Egypt
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics