Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Research & development spending as a share of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.4%

in 2015

Uganda

0.4%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

66th

Uganda rank

64th

Research & development spending as a share of GDP over time

Uganda currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Uganda ranks 64th of 116 countries.

Indicator: Research & development spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 116 places, 2,375 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Includes basic research, applied research, and experimental development.