R&D spending share of GDP in United Arab Emirates
Spending on research and development in United Arab Emirates was equal to 1.49% of GDP in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2011.
The latest value for United Arab Emirates is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
United Arab Emirates, 2021
1.49%
Change from 2020
+0.01percentage points
World, 2021
2.52%
R&D spending share of GDP in United Arab Emirates 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 | United Arab Emirates | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 2.60% |
| 2022 | – | 2.57% |
| 2021 | 1.49% | 2.52% |
| 2020 | 1.49% | 2.46% |
| 2019 | 1.31% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 1.26% | 2.22% |
| 2017 | – | 2.14% |
| 2016 | 0.93% | 2.15% |
| 2015 | 0.87% | 2.10% |
| 2014 | 0.68% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | – | 1.98% |
| 2012 | – | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 0.47% | 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
- That is a change of +0.01 percentage points from 1.49% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 0.47%, the figure has changed by +1.02 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 2.52%.