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Algeria
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Gross domestic expenditures on research and development (R&D), expressed as a percent of GDP. They include both capital and current expenditures in the four main sectors: Business enterprise, Government, Higher education and Private non-profit. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.

Global rank#9out of 30 countries
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Historical trend

0.50.40.30.20.1200120132024Algeria · 2024: 0.44%Algeria

Analytical takeaways

  • Algeria records 0.44% for Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #9 globally out of 30 countries.
  • Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 0.21% in 2001 to 0.44% in 2024, a gain of 0.23%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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