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Lower middle income
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Within the “Lower middle income” group, Egypt, Arab Rep. leads Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 at 1.02%, while Kyrgyz Republic sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.05%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.00.30.50.81.0Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 1.02%1.0KenyaKenya: 0.81%0.8TogoTogo: 0.22%0.2UzbekistanUzbekistan: 0.10%0.1BhutanBhutan: 0.10%0.1Kyrgyz RepublicKyrgyz Republic: 0.05%0.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Egypt, Arab Rep. 1.02%
2 Kenya 0.81%
3 Togo 0.22%
4 Uzbekistan 0.10%
5 Bhutan 0.10%
6 Kyrgyz Republic 0.05%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Lower middle income group for Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep. leads with a gap of 0.21% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Kyrgyz Republic at 0.05%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.