Burundi R&D Expenditure (% GDP)

Burundi's R&D expenditure (% GDP) rose to 0.21% in 2018, up from 0.11% in 2012, according to World Bank. This represents an increase of 0.1% from the previous year. Burundi has R&D expenditure (% GDP) lower than the global median (0.21% vs median 0.62%). Compared with the median in Africa, Burundi is lower (0.21% vs regional median 0.30%) and ranks 14th out of 18 countries in Africa.