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Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 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
94
Highest
5,297 million USD
China
Lowest
0.023 million USD
Liberia
Median
17.42 million USD
Years covered
20
2004–2023
Data points
1,821

What the numbers show

Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 5,297 million USD in China; the lowest is 0.023 million USD in Liberia.

The median across all reporting countries is 17.42 million USD, and the mean is 222.41 million USD.

Over the past decade 52 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 (US$, 2015 prices): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 5,297 million USD 2023 up 129.0% rising
1 China, mainland 5,297 million USD 2023 up 129.0% rising
2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 277.36 million USD 2013 — rising
3 Australia and New Zealand 1,373 million USD 2023 up 31.5% rising
3 Türkiye 213.5 million USD 2023 down 16.9% falling
4 India 1,346 million USD 2023 up 53.0% rising
4 Viet Nam 70.81 million USD 2022 up 30.2% flat
5 Brazil 1,261 million USD 2023 down 23.2% rising
6 Republic of Korea 1,076 million USD 2023 up 35.1% rising
6 United Republic of Tanzania 40.33 million USD 2023 up 40.7% rising
7 Australia 723.87 million USD 2011 up 3.0% flat
7 Melanesia 21.75 million USD 2023 up 5.6% rising
8 Argentina 412.8 million USD 2023 down 13.7% falling
8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.91 million USD 2020 down 29.4% falling
9 Thailand 409.51 million USD 2023 up 46.4% rising
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.31 million USD 2016 up 18.7% rising
10 Mexico 389.36 million USD 2013 up 22.1% rising
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.34 million USD 2017 up 2.7% falling
11 Russian Federation 305.93 million USD 2019 up 23.9% rising
12 Malaysia 207.72 million USD 2022 down 15.1% flat
13 Indonesia 204.65 million USD 2021 down 21.6% falling
14 Nigeria 173.63 million USD 2023 down 37.0% falling
15 Colombia 135.95 million USD 2023 up 15.0% rising
16 Chile 130.9 million USD 2022 up 12.1% rising
17 South Africa 127.99 million USD 2022 down 1.2% rising
18 Kenya 110.21 million USD 2023 down 10.1% falling
19 Greece 105.69 million USD 2023 up 75.2% rising
20 Pakistan 100.36 million USD 2012 up 29.2% rising
21 Bangladesh 92.56 million USD 2016 up 21.2% rising
22 Philippines 79.59 million USD 2015 up 217.8% rising
23 Ethiopia 66.22 million USD 2016 up 85.0% rising
24 Peru 57.8 million USD 2020 up 72.2% rising
25 Côte d'Ivoire 53.03 million USD 2023 up 55.6% rising
25 Uruguay 51.1 million USD 2023 up 13.6% falling
26 Ghana 49.89 million USD 2021 down 21.7% rising
27 Uganda 48.16 million USD 2023 up 7.4% rising
27 Cabo Verde 2.97 million USD 2021 up 114.0% rising
28 Oman 46.48 million USD 2012 up 58.7% rising
29 Sri Lanka 38.36 million USD 2016 up 14.9% rising
30 Slovenia 30.93 million USD 2023 up 149.6% rising
31 Nepal 25.31 million USD 2016 up 151.5% rising
32 Costa Rica 23.11 million USD 2020 down 14.3% falling
33 Panama 21.66 million USD 2023 up 39.5% rising
34 Senegal 20.47 million USD 2016 up 52.1% rising
35 Namibia 20.43 million USD 2014 up 26.8% falling
36 Iceland 19.97 million USD 2011 down 51.2% falling
37 Papua New Guinea 18.34 million USD 2023 up 3.7% rising
38 Mauritius 18.28 million USD 2016 up 39.7% rising
39 Benin 18.09 million USD 2021 up 47.1% rising
40 Jordan 17.53 million USD 2012 up 3.5% flat
41 Mali 16.33 million USD 2023 up 6.3% falling
42 Mozambique 16.14 million USD 2023 up 52.2% rising
43 Ecuador 15.31 million USD 2023 down 6.6% falling
44 Paraguay 11.99 million USD 2023 down 4.7% rising
45 Rwanda 11.29 million USD 2016 up 27.9% rising
46 Cambodia 11 million USD 2017 up 87.6% rising
47 Myanmar 10.75 million USD 2017 up 240.2% volatile
48 Guatemala 10.33 million USD 2023 up 32.8% rising
49 Estonia 9.96 million USD 2015 down 19.0% rising
50 Trinidad and Tobago 9.93 million USD 2012 up 8.8% rising
51 Malawi 9.29 million USD 2014 up 44.0% rising
52 Burkina Faso 9.15 million USD 2023 down 40.7% rising
53 Dominican Republic 8.3 million USD 2023 down 2.6% falling
54 Jamaica 7.47 million USD 2012 up 5.9% rising
55 Botswana 7.35 million USD 2016 down 48.5% falling
56 Niger 6.82 million USD 2023 up 18.9% rising
57 Cameroon 6.61 million USD 2023 down 54.3% falling
58 Honduras 5.52 million USD 2020 down 0.1% rising
59 Mauritania 5.47 million USD 2016 down 18.5% falling
60 Nicaragua 4.47 million USD 2020 down 14.6% falling
61 Chad 4.45 million USD 2021 down 29.4% falling
62 Burundi 4.26 million USD 2016 down 21.2% flat
63 Togo 3.61 million USD 2023 up 71.0% rising
64 Zambia 3.37 million USD 2023 down 61.6% falling
65 Madagascar 2.96 million USD 2016 down 24.5% falling
66 Eswatini 2.61 million USD 2016 down 22.7% falling
67 Guinea 1.91 million USD 2016 down 8.7% rising
68 Congo 1.88 million USD 2016 down 38.7% falling
69 Sierra Leone 1.62 million USD 2023 down 75.1% rising
70 Central African Republic 1.34 million USD 2023 down 30.1% falling
71 Barbados 1.27 million USD 2012 down 28.7% falling
72 Lesotho 1.16 million USD 2016 down 16.0% falling
73 Eritrea 1.11 million USD 2011 down 60.2% falling
74 Belize 0.9976 million USD 2020 down 3.2% falling
75 Gambia 0.9725 million USD 2023 down 34.4% falling
76 Antigua and Barbuda 0.694 million USD 2012 down 31.3% falling
77 Gabon 0.6808 million USD 2016 down 26.9% falling
78 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5235 million USD 2012 up 13.5% rising
79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4617 million USD 2012 up 11.5% rising
80 Grenada 0.2906 million USD 2012 up 0.7% rising
81 Saint Lucia 0.2351 million USD 2012 up 122.4% rising
82 Dominica 0.1478 million USD 2012 down 31.5% falling
83 Guinea-Bissau 0.0736 million USD 2023 down 13.1% falling
84 Liberia 0.023 million USD 2023 down 27.2% 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 (US$, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology)
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
121 places, 1,821 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.