Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 6.51 % in Oman; the lowest is 0.01 % in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.43 %, and the mean is 0.9558 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 651.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 78.6%).
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 6.51 % | 2012 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 2.78 % | 2021 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.67 % | 2020 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.33 % | 2012 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.35 % | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.37 % | 2012 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.46 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.27 % | 2017 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 4 | Mauritius | 4.73 % | 2016 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 0.26 % | 2023 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 3.95 % | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.24 % | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Slovenia | 3.69 % | 2023 | up 121.0% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 0.17 % | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.61 % | 2012 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 8 | Australia | 2.87 % | 2011 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 9 | Botswana | 2.57 % | 2016 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 10 | Namibia | 2.31 % | 2014 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.97 % | 2011 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 1.52 % | 2015 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 1.49 % | 2012 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 1.45 % | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 15 | South Africa | 1.36 % | 2022 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 1.35 % | 2023 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 17 | Barbados | 1.32 % | 2012 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 1.29 % | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 19 | Eswatini | 1.21 % | 2016 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 20 | Panama | 1.15 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 1.12 % | 2013 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 1.1 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 23 | Brazil | 1.07 % | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 24 | Thailand | 1.04 % | 2023 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.02 % | 2012 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 26 | Lesotho | 0.96 % | 2016 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 27 | Jamaica | 0.88 % | 2012 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 0.86 % | 2020 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 0.75 % | 2016 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Grenada | 0.71 % | 2012 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 31 | Belize | 0.61 % | 2020 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 32 | Malaysia | 0.6 % | 2022 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 0.59 % | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 0.59 % | 2019 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 0.55 % | 2012 | up 161.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Zambia | 0.55 % | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 37 | Kenya | 0.51 % | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 38 | Rwanda | 0.5 % | 2016 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 39 | Uganda | 0.49 % | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 40 | China, mainland | 0.44 % | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 40 | Eritrea | 0.44 % | 2009 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.43 % | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 42 | Malawi | 0.43 % | 2014 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 44 | Nepal | 0.42 % | 2016 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 45 | Burundi | 0.41 % | 2016 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 0.41 % | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 47 | Benin | 0.4 % | 2021 | down 21.6% | flat |
| 47 | Mauritania | 0.4 % | 2016 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 49 | Peru | 0.39 % | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 0.38 % | 2021 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 0.33 % | 2016 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 52 | Mozambique | 0.31 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 0.28 % | 2016 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 0.28 % | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 55 | India | 0.25 % | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 55 | Congo | 0.25 % | 2016 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 57 | Mali | 0.24 % | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 57 | Philippines | 0.24 % | 2015 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 59 | Paraguay | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 37.8% | flat |
| 61 | Cambodia | 0.22 % | 2017 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 0.22 % | 2020 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 61 | Gambia | 0.22 % | 2023 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 64 | Togo | 0.2 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 64 | Honduras | 0.2 % | 2020 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 64 | Dominica | 0.2 % | 2012 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 0.19 % | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 68 | Ecuador | 0.17 % | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 69 | Liberia | 0.16 % | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 69 | Pakistan | 0.16 % | 2012 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 71 | Niger | 0.14 % | 2023 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 71 | Indonesia | 0.14 % | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0.13 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Nigeria | 0.12 % | 2023 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 75 | Guinea | 0.11 % | 2016 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 76 | Madagascar | 0.1 % | 2016 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 77 | Gabon | 0.09 % | 2016 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 77 | Cameroon | 0.09 % | 2023 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 79 | Chad | 0.08 % | 2021 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 80 | Myanmar | 0.07 % | 2017 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 78.6% | falling |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 % | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 2.46 %
About this data
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.