Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (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
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology) is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 3.26 million million SLC in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.352 million SLC in Dominica.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,504 million SLC, and the mean is 93,012 million SLC.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Argentina (up 4,877.5%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 57.6%).
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (Standard Local Currency): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 3.26 million million SLC | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 1.89 million million SLC | 2022 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36,009 million SLC | 2023 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 1.38 million million SLC | 2023 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 107,714 million SLC | 2023 | up 115.3% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 602,947 million SLC | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 62,640 million SLC | 2017 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 317.11 million SLC | 2021 | up 138.1% | rising |
| 4 | Uganda | 217,204 million SLC | 2023 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 16,737 million SLC | 2016 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 123,799 million SLC | 2023 | up 4,877.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 4,540 million SLC | 2023 | up 700.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 123,275 million SLC | 2022 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 178.16 million SLC | 2020 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 7 | India | 121,667 million SLC | 2023 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 153.4 million SLC | 2023 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 104,569 million SLC | 2023 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 85,383 million SLC | 2023 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 46,413 million SLC | 2017 | up 174.7% | rising |
| 11 | China, mainland | 38,925 million SLC | 2023 | up 173.5% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 22,943 million SLC | 2019 | up 192.3% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 16,530 million SLC | 2023 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 14 | Thailand | 16,001 million SLC | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 15 | Guinea | 15,100 million SLC | 2016 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 13,705 million SLC | 2017 | up 511.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 13,682 million SLC | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 18 | Senegal | 12,219 million SLC | 2016 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 19 | Mali | 11,590 million SLC | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 20 | Benin | 11,249 million SLC | 2021 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 9,461 million SLC | 2016 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 9,224 million SLC | 2016 | up 184.8% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 8,578 million SLC | 2012 | up 181.2% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 8,536 million SLC | 2016 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 25 | Burundi | 7,119 million SLC | 2016 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 26 | Brazil | 7,036 million SLC | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 6,501 million SLC | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 5,728 million SLC | 2013 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 5,495 million SLC | 2016 | up 176.7% | rising |
| 30 | Niger | 4,733 million SLC | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 4,698 million SLC | 2023 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 3,873 million SLC | 2014 | up 456.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 3,622 million SLC | 2015 | up 338.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 2,777 million SLC | 2016 | up 572.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Chad | 2,722 million SLC | 2021 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 36 | Togo | 2,586 million SLC | 2023 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 2,485 million SLC | 2023 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 2,365 million SLC | 2022 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 2,232 million SLC | 2011 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 1,504 million SLC | 2016 | up 712.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Congo | 1,074 million SLC | 2016 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 42 | Mozambique | 1,051 million SLC | 2023 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 1,018 million SLC | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 44 | Malaysia | 960.16 million SLC | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 940.43 million SLC | 2011 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 46 | Jamaica | 670.44 million SLC | 2012 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 47 | Mauritius | 656.12 million SLC | 2016 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 562.41 million SLC | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 49 | Gabon | 385.29 million SLC | 2016 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 50 | Ghana | 349.13 million SLC | 2021 | up 267.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Namibia | 253.33 million SLC | 2014 | up 156.3% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 212.44 million SLC | 2020 | up 128.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mauritania | 197.6 million SLC | 2016 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 152.47 million SLC | 2020 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 55 | Honduras | 142.96 million SLC | 2020 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 56 | Greece | 108.39 million SLC | 2023 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 104.25 million SLC | 2023 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 58 | Botswana | 83.34 million SLC | 2016 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 59 | Papua New Guinea | 77.62 million SLC | 2023 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 60 | Gambia | 71.47 million SLC | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68.92 million SLC | 2012 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 62 | Zambia | 68.04 million SLC | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 56.6 million SLC | 2023 | up 31.2% | flat |
| 64 | Slovenia | 36.25 million SLC | 2023 | up 229.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Eswatini | 35.59 million SLC | 2016 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 66 | Panama | 24.12 million SLC | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | 23.48 million SLC | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Oman | 22.21 million SLC | 2012 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 69 | Eritrea | 17.02 million SLC | 2011 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 70 | Ecuador | 16.71 million SLC | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 71 | Lesotho | 14.75 million SLC | 2016 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 11.09 million SLC | 2012 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 73 | Estonia | 8.97 million SLC | 2015 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 74 | Barbados | 2.51 million SLC | 2012 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 75 | Liberia | 2.42 million SLC | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 76 | Belize | 2.09 million SLC | 2020 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.83 million SLC | 2012 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.39 million SLC | 2012 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.23 million SLC | 2012 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 80 | Grenada | 0.7362 million SLC | 2012 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 0.5588 million SLC | 2012 | up 149.5% | rising |
| 82 | Dominica | 0.352 million SLC | 2012 | down 24.1% | 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 6,378 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.