Qatar R&D Expenditure (% GDP)

Qatar's R&D expenditure (% GDP) rose to 0.68% in 2021, up from 0.53% in 2018, according to World Bank. This represents an increase of 0.15% from the previous year. Qatar has R&D expenditure (% GDP) higher than the global median (0.68% vs median 0.62%). Compared with the median in Asia, Qatar is higher (0.68% vs regional median 0.28%) and ranks 11th out of 34 countries in Asia.