R&D spending share of GDP in Zambia
Spending on research and development in Zambia was equal to 0.28% of GDP in 2008. The value for 2008 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
The latest value for Zambia is for 2008. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Zambia, 2008
0.28%
Change from 2005
+0.25percentage points
World, 2008
1.98%
R&D spending share of GDP in Zambia 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 | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 2.60% |
| 2022 | – | 2.57% |
| 2021 | – | 2.52% |
| 2020 | – | 2.46% |
| 2019 | – | 2.26% |
| 2018 | – | 2.22% |
| 2017 | – | 2.14% |
| 2016 | – | 2.15% |
| 2015 | – | 2.10% |
| 2014 | – | 2.09% |
| 2013 | – | 1.98% |
| 2012 | – | 2.01% |
| 2011 | – | 1.98% |
| 2010 | – | 2.00% |
| 2009 | – | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 0.28% | 1.98% |
| 2007 | – | 1.92% |
| 2006 | – | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 0.02% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 0.02% | 1.97% |
| 2003 | 0.01% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 0.01% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | – | 2.06% |
| 2000 | – | 2.05% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 0.02% in 2005, a change of +0.25 percentage points.
- Since 1996, when it was 0.01%, the figure has changed by +0.27 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2008 was 1.98%.