The research & development by business enterprise, as percentage of gdp in South Africa currently stands at 0.22%, which is 0.04% (20.7%) higher than 2020.
Research & development by business enterprise, as percentage of GDP in South Africa
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R&D costs in current PPP $
44,560.73M
-2,810.41M
(2020)
Government R&D personnel labour costs as percentage of GDP
0.32%
-0%
(2020)
Higher Education R&D women researchers %
47.53%
+0.27%
(2021)
Non-profit R&D growth rate
-4.23%
-2.94%
(2021)
Business R&D financed by rest of the world in local currency
20,026.07M
+10,243.47M
(2021)
Government R&D financed by rest of the world in local currency
6,848.41M
+1,963.63M
(2021)
South Africa Business R&D as percentage of GDP between 1983 and 2021
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.22% | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 0.18% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | 0.19% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 0.27% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 0.31% | +0% |
| 2016 | 0.31% | -0% |
| 2015 | 0.31% | -0.01% |
| 2014 | 0.32% | +0.02% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.01% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.02% |
| 2011 | 0.31% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.33% | -0.07% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.07% |
| 2008 | 0.47% | +0.01% |
| 2007 | 0.46% | +0.01% |
| 2006 | 0.45% | +0% |
| 2005 | 0.45% | +0.04% |
| 2004 | 0.41% | +0.03% |
| 2003 | 0.38% | +0.03% |
| 2001 | 0.35% | +0.06% |
| 1997 | 0.28% | +0.01% |
| 1993 | 0.28% | -0.07% |
| 1991 | 0.35% | +0.12% |
| 1989 | 0.23% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 0.25% | -0.04% |
| 1985 | 0.29% | -0.07% |
| 1983 | 0.36% |