In 2022, the gross domestic expenditure on research & development (GERD) as a percentage of South Africa's GDP amounted to 0.85 percent. Overall, the share has been increasing by 0.01 percentage point yearly. South Africa had the largest spending on research and development as a share of GDP in Africa in 2022.
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a share of GDP in South Africa from 2020 to 2022
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R&D WORLD. (May 30, 2022). Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a share of GDP in South Africa from 2020 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345212/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-randd-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-south-africa/
R&D WORLD. "Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a share of GDP in South Africa from 2020 to 2022." Chart. May 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345212/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-randd-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-south-africa/
R&D WORLD. (2022). Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) as a share of GDP in South Africa from 2020 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345212/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-randd-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-south-africa/
R&D WORLD. "Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development (Gerd) as a Share of Gdp in South Africa from 2020 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345212/gross-domestic-expenditure-on-randd-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-south-africa/
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