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...
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- United States of America 5,131 million SLC
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.