In 2022, South Africa's gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) was 6.2 billion U.S. dollars, which was slightly higher compared to the six billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. The country was the largest spender on R&D as a share of GDP on the African continent. However, R&D spending in Africa was significantly lower than in other regions globally.
Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in South Africa from 2020 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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R&D WORLD. (May 30, 2022). Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in South Africa from 2020 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345018/gerd-value-in-south-africa/
R&D WORLD. "Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in South Africa from 2020 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345018/gerd-value-in-south-africa/
R&D WORLD. (2022). Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in South Africa from 2020 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345018/gerd-value-in-south-africa/
R&D WORLD. "Value of Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (Gerd) in South Africa from 2020 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345018/gerd-value-in-south-africa/
R&D WORLD, Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in South Africa from 2020 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345018/gerd-value-in-south-africa/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
Value of gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) in South Africa from 2020 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], R&D WORLD, May 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345018/gerd-value-in-south-africa/
