R&D spending share of GDP in Seychelles
Spending on research and development in Seychelles was equal to 0.20% of GDP in 2016. The value for 2016 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
The latest value for Seychelles is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Seychelles, 2016
0.20%
Change from 2005
−0.08percentage points
World, 2016
2.15%
R&D spending share of GDP in Seychelles 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.
| Period | Seychelles | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 2.60% |
| 2022 | – | 2.57% |
| 2021 | – | 2.52% |
| 2020 | – | 2.46% |
| 2019 | – | 2.26% |
| 2018 | – | 2.22% |
| 2017 | – | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.20% | 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 | 0.28% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 0.33% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 0.39% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.38% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 0.40% | 2.06% |
| 2000 | – | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.28% in 2005, a change of −0.08 percentage points.
- Since 2001, when it was 0.40%, the figure has changed by −0.20 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2016 was 2.15%.