R&D spending share of GDP in Ghana
Spending on research and development in Ghana was equal to 0.38% of GDP in 2010.
The latest value for Ghana is for 2010. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Ghana, 2010
0.38%
Change from 2007
+0.14percentage points
World, 2010
2.00%
R&D spending share of GDP in Ghana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 2.60% |
| 2022 | – | 2.57% |
| 2021 | – | 2.52% |
| 2020 | – | 2.46% |
| 2019 | – | 2.26% |
| 2018 | – | 2.22% |
| 2017 | – | 2.14% |
| 2016 | – | 2.15% |
| 2015 | – | 2.10% |
| 2014 | – | 2.09% |
| 2013 | – | 1.98% |
| 2012 | – | 2.01% |
| 2011 | – | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 0.38% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | – | 2.01% |
| 2008 | – | 1.98% |
| 2007 | 0.23% | 1.92% |
| 2006 | – | 1.96% |
| 2005 | – | 1.95% |
| 2004 | – | 1.97% |
| 2003 | – | 2.02% |
| 2002 | – | 2.03% |
| 2001 | – | 2.06% |
| 2000 | – | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.23% in 2007, a change of +0.14 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2010 was 2.00%.