Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices) — 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...

Countries reporting
91
Highest
2.74 million million SLC
Indonesia
Lowest
0.3989 million SLC
Dominica
Median
1,363 million SLC
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
1,241

What the numbers show

Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 2.74 million million SLC in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.3989 million SLC in Dominica.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,363 million SLC, and the mean is 74,478 million SLC.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 240.2%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 75.1%).

Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency, 2015): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Indonesia 2.74 million million SLC 2021 down 21.6% falling
1 Viet Nam 1.54 million million SLC 2022 up 30.2% flat
1 Côte d'Ivoire 31,352 million SLC 2023 up 55.6% rising
2 Republic of Korea 1.22 million million SLC 2023 up 35.1% rising
2 United Republic of Tanzania 80,308 million SLC 2023 up 40.7% rising
3 Colombia 372,745 million SLC 2023 up 15.0% rising
3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 59,697 million SLC 2017 up 2.7% falling
3 Cabo Verde 295.55 million SLC 2021 up 114.0% rising
4 Uganda 156,073 million SLC 2023 up 7.4% rising
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,030 million SLC 2016 up 18.7% rising
5 India 86,355 million SLC 2023 up 53.0% rising
5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,743 million SLC 2013 rising
6 Chile 85,623 million SLC 2022 up 12.1% rising
6 Türkiye 580.73 million SLC 2023 down 16.9% falling
7 Paraguay 62,416 million SLC 2023 down 4.7% rising
7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 137.57 million SLC 2020 down 29.4% falling
8 Cambodia 44,761 million SLC 2017 up 87.6% rising
9 Nigeria 33,414 million SLC 2023 down 37.0% falling
10 China, mainland 32,985 million SLC 2023 up 129.0% rising
11 Russian Federation 18,642 million SLC 2019 up 23.9% rising
12 Guinea 14,290 million SLC 2016 down 8.7% rising
13 Thailand 14,025 million SLC 2023 up 46.4% rising
14 Myanmar 12,493 million SLC 2017 up 240.2% volatile
15 Costa Rica 12,351 million SLC 2020 down 14.3% falling
16 Senegal 12,104 million SLC 2016 up 52.1% rising
17 Kenya 10,820 million SLC 2023 down 10.1% falling
18 Benin 10,698 million SLC 2021 up 47.1% rising
19 Pakistan 10,314 million SLC 2012 up 29.2% rising
20 Mali 9,656 million SLC 2023 up 6.3% falling
21 Madagascar 8,683 million SLC 2016 down 24.5% falling
22 Rwanda 8,127 million SLC 2016 up 27.9% rising
23 Bangladesh 7,215 million SLC 2016 up 21.2% rising
24 Burundi 6,694 million SLC 2016 down 21.2% flat
25 Mexico 6,171 million SLC 2013 up 22.1% rising
26 Burkina Faso 5,407 million SLC 2023 down 40.7% rising
27 Sri Lanka 5,211 million SLC 2016 up 14.9% rising
28 Malawi 4,640 million SLC 2014 up 44.0% rising
29 Brazil 4,195 million SLC 2023 down 23.2% rising
30 Niger 4,030 million SLC 2023 up 18.9% rising
31 Cameroon 3,908 million SLC 2023 down 54.3% falling
32 Argentina 3,812 million SLC 2023 down 13.7% falling
33 Philippines 3,622 million SLC 2015 up 217.8% rising
34 Iceland 2,635 million SLC 2011 down 51.2% falling
35 Chad 2,630 million SLC 2021 down 29.4% falling
36 Nepal 2,592 million SLC 2016 up 151.5% rising
37 Togo 2,135 million SLC 2023 up 71.0% rising
38 South Africa 1,633 million SLC 2022 down 1.2% rising
39 Uruguay 1,396 million SLC 2023 up 13.6% falling
40 Ethiopia 1,363 million SLC 2016 up 85.0% rising
41 Congo 1,113 million SLC 2016 down 38.7% falling
42 Australia 963.54 million SLC 2011 up 3.0% flat
43 Jamaica 874.22 million SLC 2012 up 5.9% rising
44 Malaysia 811.24 million SLC 2022 down 15.1% flat
45 Central African Republic 794.9 million SLC 2023 down 30.1% falling
46 Mozambique 645.26 million SLC 2023 up 52.2% rising
47 Mauritius 640.79 million SLC 2016 up 39.7% rising
48 Gabon 402.47 million SLC 2016 down 26.9% falling
49 Dominican Republic 373.87 million SLC 2023 down 2.6% falling
50 Namibia 263.12 million SLC 2014 up 26.8% falling
51 Ghana 185.32 million SLC 2021 down 21.7% rising
52 Peru 184.05 million SLC 2020 up 72.2% rising
53 Mauritania 177.68 million SLC 2016 down 18.5% falling
54 Nicaragua 121.75 million SLC 2020 down 14.6% falling
55 Honduras 121.09 million SLC 2020 down 0.1% rising
56 Greece 95.26 million SLC 2023 up 75.2% rising
57 Guatemala 79.11 million SLC 2023 up 32.8% rising
58 Botswana 74.48 million SLC 2016 down 48.5% falling
59 Trinidad and Tobago 63.33 million SLC 2012 up 8.8% rising
60 Papua New Guinea 50.77 million SLC 2023 up 3.7% rising
61 Guinea-Bissau 43.5 million SLC 2023 down 13.1% falling
62 Gambia 41.34 million SLC 2023 down 34.4% falling
63 Eswatini 33.33 million SLC 2016 down 22.7% falling
64 Zambia 29.05 million SLC 2023 down 61.6% falling
65 Slovenia 27.88 million SLC 2023 up 149.6% rising
66 Panama 21.66 million SLC 2023 up 39.5% rising
67 Oman 17.87 million SLC 2012 up 58.7% rising
68 Eritrea 17.02 million SLC 2011 down 60.2% falling
69 Ecuador 15.31 million SLC 2023 down 6.6% falling
70 Lesotho 14.8 million SLC 2016 down 16.0% falling
71 Jordan 12.44 million SLC 2012 up 3.5% flat
72 Estonia 8.97 million SLC 2015 down 19.0% rising
73 Sierra Leone 8.22 million SLC 2023 down 75.1% rising
74 Barbados 2.54 million SLC 2012 down 28.7% falling
75 Belize 2 million SLC 2020 down 3.2% falling
76 Liberia 1.98 million SLC 2023 down 27.4% falling
77 Antigua and Barbuda 1.87 million SLC 2012 down 31.3% falling
78 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.41 million SLC 2012 up 13.5% rising
79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.25 million SLC 2012 up 11.5% rising
80 Grenada 0.7847 million SLC 2012 up 0.7% rising
81 Saint Lucia 0.6347 million SLC 2012 up 122.4% rising
82 Dominica 0.3989 million SLC 2012 down 31.5% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology)
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
92 places, 1,241 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.