R&D spending share of GDP in Tunisia

Spending on research and development in Tunisia was equal to 0.75% of GDP in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.

Measure: Research and development expenditure (UNESCO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2002 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Tunisia is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Tunisia, 2019 0.75% % of GDP
Change from 2018 +0.03percentage points 2018: 0.72%
World, 2019 2.26% Official aggregate

R&D spending share of GDP in Tunisia 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 2023
Period TunisiaWorld
2023 – 2.60%
2022 – 2.57%
2021 – 2.52%
2020 – 2.46%
2019 0.75% 2.26%
2018 0.72% 2.22%
2017 0.70% 2.14%
2016 0.57% 2.15%
2015 0.59% 2.10%
2014 0.62% 2.09%
2013 0.64% 1.98%
2012 0.65% 2.01%
2011 0.67% 1.98%
2010 0.66% 2.00%
2009 0.71% 2.01%
2008 0.64% 1.98%
2007 0.67% 1.92%
2006 0.68% 1.96%
2005 0.71% 1.95%
2004 0.73% 1.97%
2003 0.65% 2.02%
2002 0.54% 2.03%
2001 – 2.06%
2000 – 2.05%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.03 percentage points from 0.72% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 0.71%, the figure has changed by +0.04 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 2.26%.

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
2002 to 2019 for Tunisia
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