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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Egypt, Arab Rep. leads Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 at 1.02%, while Kuwait sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.09%. 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%1.0Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 0.64%0.6AlgeriaAlgeria: 0.44%0.4OmanOman: 0.39%0.4BahrainBahrain: 0.19%0.2KuwaitKuwait: 0.09%0.1

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Egypt, Arab Rep. 1.02%
2 Saudi Arabia 0.64%
3 Algeria 0.44%
4 Oman 0.39%
5 Bahrain 0.19%
6 Kuwait 0.09%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep. leads with a gap of 0.38% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Kuwait at 0.09%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.