Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) in Africa
Africa: Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) was 3,839 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) in Africa, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Africa recorded 3,839 million USD for total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) in Africa peaked at 3,839 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,858 million USD, in 2005.
That places Africa 9th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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$ PPP, 2015 prices) in Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,903 million USD | — |
| 2005 | 2,858 million USD | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,002 million USD | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 3,089 million USD | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,306 million USD | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 3,085 million USD | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 3,131 million USD | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3,246 million USD | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3,288 million USD | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3,428 million USD | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3,527 million USD | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3,588 million USD | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3,668 million USD | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 3,577 million USD | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3,637 million USD | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3,449 million USD | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 3,512 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3,737 million USD | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 3,708 million USD | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3,839 million USD | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,041 million USD | 2,858 million USD | 3,306 million USD | 6 |
| 2010s | 3,454 million USD | 3,131 million USD | 3,668 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,699 million USD | 3,512 million USD | 3,839 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 86.24 million USD compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 1,261 million USD compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 47.52 million USD compare
- 7 Thailand 1,137 million USD compare
- 8 Russian Federation 791.19 million USD compare
- 8 Melanesia 34.94 million USD compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 31.79 million USD compare
- 9 Mexico 740.99 million USD compare
- 10 Australia 653.83 million USD compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 21.08 million USD compare
- 11 Indonesia 624.1 million USD compare
- 12 Argentina 553.79 million USD compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) in Africa?
- Total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) in Africa was 3,839 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$ ppp, 2015 prices) recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,839 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,858 million USD in 2005.
- How does Africa rank for total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices)?
- Africa ranks 9th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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$ PPP, 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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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.