Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) was 2,574 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure in Agricultural R&D (US$ PPP, 2015 prices) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 2,574 million USD.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2,602 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,037 million USD, in 2005.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 13th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,071 million USD | — |
| 2005 | 2,037 million USD | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2,148 million USD | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 2,222 million USD | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,422 million USD | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 2,125 million USD | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 2,169 million USD | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2,297 million USD | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 2,271 million USD | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,456 million USD | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 2,540 million USD | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,529 million USD | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2,602 million USD | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,505 million USD | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2,519 million USD | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,310 million USD | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 2,333 million USD | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,532 million USD | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 2,517 million USD | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,574 million USD | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,171 million USD | 2,037 million USD | 2,422 million USD | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,420 million USD | 2,169 million USD | 2,602 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,489 million USD | 2,333 million USD | 2,574 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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
- 13 Malaysia 528.01 million USD compare
- 14 Nigeria 347.38 million USD compare
- 15 Pakistan 330.01 million USD compare
- 16 Colombia 290.07 million USD compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2,574 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,602 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,037 million USD in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total expenditure in agricultural r&d (us$ ppp, 2015 prices) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.