R&D spending share of GDP in Iran
Spending on research and development in Iran was equal to 0.73% of GDP in 2021.
The latest value for Iran is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Iran, 2021
0.73%
Change from 2019
−0.06percentage points
World, 2021
2.52%
R&D spending share of GDP in Iran 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 | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 2.60% |
| 2022 | – | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 0.73% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | – | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 0.79% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | – | 2.22% |
| 2017 | 0.76% | 2.14% |
| 2016 | – | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 0.39% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | – | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.24% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 0.29% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | – | 1.98% |
| 2010 | 0.26% | 2.00% |
| 2009 | 0.27% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 0.65% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | – | 1.92% |
| 2006 | 0.56% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 0.62% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 0.50% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 0.59% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.50% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 0.50% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | – | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.79% in 2019, a change of −0.06 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 0.62%, the figure has changed by +0.10 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 2.52%.