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
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Uganda
How they compare
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.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher research & development spending as a share of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in research & development spending as a share of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2009.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for research & development spending as a share of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Uganda ranks 64th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO UIS Stat Bulk Data Download Service, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Research & development spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Includes basic research, applied research, and experimental development.