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R&D Expenditure

Latest data available is for 2004 and GERD was 6.3 million PPP USD with R&D density around 0.03%. There was no official publication on latest R&D statistics. The raw data was provided to UNESCO by national agency, which is presented below in local currency and million PPP USD.

Table: Breakup of R&D Expenditure
SourceNational R&D Survey UNESCO
Year20042004
Unitsmillion B$million PPP USD
Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D4.9256.287
R&D Expenditure by spending sector:  
Business/Industry  
Government 4.5115.758
Higher Education0.4140.528
Private &/or non-profit/FFRDCs  
Others  
R&D Expenditure by source of funds  
Business/Industry0.0780.100
Government4.4825.721
Higher Education0.3650.466
Foreign  
Other sectors (e.g. Public Research Institutes)  
Others  
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2009 edition