R&D spending share of GDP in Papua New Guinea

Spending on research and development in Papua New Guinea was equal to 0.03% of GDP in 2016.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2016 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Papua New Guinea is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Papua New Guinea, 2016 0.03% % of GDP
World, 2016 2.15% Official aggregate

R&D spending share of GDP in Papua New Guinea over time

View
Places
2 selected
Papua New Guinea World ×

% 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 2023
Period Papua New GuineaWorld
2023 – 2.60%
2022 – 2.57%
2021 – 2.52%
2020 – 2.46%
2019 – 2.26%
2018 – 2.22%
2017 – 2.14%
2016 0.03% 2.15%
2015 – 2.10%
2014 – 2.09%
2013 – 1.98%
2012 – 2.01%
2011 – 1.98%
2010 – 2.00%
2009 – 2.01%
2008 – 1.98%
2007 – 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 figure for the world in 2016 was 2.15%.

More for Papua New Guinea

All statistics for Papua New Guinea

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
2016 to 2016 for Papua New Guinea
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