Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 2015 prices) in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 2015 prices) was 1,849 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,849 million USD
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
11th
of 27 groups
All-time high
1,849 million USD
in 2023
All-time low
820.15 million USD
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 2015 prices) in Southern Asia, 2004–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2004201320232004: 820.1 million USD2005: 853.3 million USD2006: 896.4 million USD2007: 918 million USD2008: 995.8 million USD2009: 1.0k million USD2010: 1.1k million USD2011: 1.2k million USD2012: 1.3k million USD2013: 1.2k million USD2014: 1.3k million USD2015: 1.5k million USD2016: 1.6k million USD2017: 1.6k million USD2018: 1.7k million USD2019: 1.7k million USD2020: 1.7k million USD2021: 1.7k million USD2022: 1.8k million USD2023: 1.8k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 1,849 million USD for total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$, 2015 prices) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$, 2015 prices) in Southern Asia peaked at 1,849 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 820.15 million USD, in 2004.

Southern Asia ranks 11th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 2015 prices) in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology) in Southern Asia, 2004 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
2004 820.15 million USD
2005 853.32 million USD +4.0%
2006 896.41 million USD +5.0%
2007 918.01 million USD +2.4%
2008 995.81 million USD +8.5%
2009 1,011 million USD +1.5%
2010 1,088 million USD +7.6%
2011 1,178 million USD +8.3%
2012 1,275 million USD +8.2%
2013 1,237 million USD -2.9%
2014 1,340 million USD +8.3%
2015 1,506 million USD +12.4%
2016 1,559 million USD +3.5%
2017 1,628 million USD +4.5%
2018 1,694 million USD +4.0%
2019 1,710 million USD +0.9%
2020 1,703 million USD -0.4%
2021 1,745 million USD +2.5%
2022 1,783 million USD +2.2%
2023 1,849 million USD +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 915.75 million USD 820.15 million USD 1,011 million USD 6
2010s 1,421 million USD 1,088 million USD 1,710 million USD 10
2020s 1,770 million USD 1,703 million USD 1,849 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 8 Argentina 412.8 million USD compare
  2. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 19.91 million USD compare
  3. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.31 million USD compare
  4. 9 Thailand 409.51 million USD compare
  5. 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7.34 million USD compare
  6. 10 Mexico 389.36 million USD compare
  7. 11 Russian Federation 305.93 million USD compare
  8. 12 Malaysia 207.72 million USD compare
  9. 13 Indonesia 204.65 million USD compare
  10. 14 Nigeria 173.63 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$, 2015 prices) in Southern Asia?
Total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$, 2015 prices) in Southern Asia was 1,849 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$, 2015 prices) recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1,849 million USD in 2023.
What is the lowest total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$, 2015 prices) recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 820.15 million USD in 2004.
How does Southern Asia rank for total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$, 2015 prices)?
Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$, 2015 prices) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$, 2015 prices) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.