Egypt recorded Africa's highest gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD). The country's GERD was 8.86 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, which dropped from 9.1 billion U.S dollars in the prior year. Moreover, South Africa had the second largest value of GERD, reaching 6.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. The same year, Algeria and Kenya ranked third and fourth with 2.76 billion and 2.06 billion U.S. dollars, respectively.
Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by leading country
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R&D WORLD. (May 30, 2022). Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by leading country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344996/gerd-value-in-africa-by-country/
R&D WORLD. "Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by leading country (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344996/gerd-value-in-africa-by-country/
R&D WORLD. (2022). Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by leading country (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344996/gerd-value-in-africa-by-country/
R&D WORLD. "Value of Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (Gerd) in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by Leading Country (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344996/gerd-value-in-africa-by-country/
R&D WORLD, Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by leading country (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344996/gerd-value-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by leading country (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], R&D WORLD, May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344996/gerd-value-in-africa-by-country/
