South Africa had Africa's highest gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a share of GDP. In 2022, the country's GERD reached 0.85 percent of the GDP. Kenya, Egypt, and Morocco followed, with 0.81 percent, 0.72 percent, and 0.71 percent, respectively. Africa was the region with the lowest domestic spending on GERD worldwide. In absolute terms, Egypt topped the continent's ranking in R&D spending value.
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a share of GDP in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by leading country
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R&D WORLD. (May 30, 2022). Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a share of GDP in Africa from 2020 to 2022, by leading country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345009/gerd-as-gdp-share-in-africa-by-country/
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