Botswana vs United States: Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added

Botswana
2.57 %
in 2016
United States
2.46 %
in 2021
Botswana rank
10th
United States rank
11th

Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added over time

  • Botswana
  • United States
2468200420122021

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.57 % against 2.46 % in United States, a difference of 0.11 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 10th and United States ranks 11th of 96 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana United States Difference Ahead
2000s 5.76 % 3.51 % 2.26 % Botswana
2010s 2.98 % 2.61 % 0.3686 % Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added, Botswana or United States?
Botswana, at 2.57 % against 2.46 % in United States as of 2016.
What is the difference in expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added between Botswana and United States?
0.11 %, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and United States?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Botswana and United States rank globally for expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added?
Botswana ranks 10th and United States ranks 11th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 1,321 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

The dataset contains a set of financial indicators describing national expenditures on agricultural research and development (R&D). The indicators are derived primarily from responses to the financial resources section of the ASTI questionnaire, complemented with selected external macroeconomic indicators required to ensure comparability across countries and over time.The dataset includes both directly reported financial aggregates and derived indicators, reflecting different dimensions of agricultural R&D investment. Reported expenditure data are collected in current local currency units (LCU) and refer to total institutional expenditures, as provided by national respondents. Coverage of the private for-profit sector remains limited and is therefore excluded from the dataset. To support temporal analysis and international comparability, expenditure indicators are also expressed in constant local currency units, using country-specific GDP deflators sourced from FAOSTAT. In addition, selected indicators relate agricultural R&D expenditures to key structural variables, such as agricultural value added, allowing for meaningful cross-country comparisons of research intensity and resource allocation.