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Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Indicator 9.5.1: Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

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Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%)

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Indicator available Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
Indicator description This indicator measures the proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) committed to exploring innovative ways of increasing productivity.
Geographical coverage Mining sector
Unit of measurement Percentage (%)
Definitions Research and experimental development (R&D) comprise creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications. Research and development (R&D) expenditure as a proportion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) spent in exploring innovative ways of improving productivity.
Calculations Total expenditure on research and development divided by nominal GDP and multiplied by 100
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Research and development expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP)
Indicator number 9.5.1
Target name Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending
Target number 9.5
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 2
UN custodian agency United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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Organisation Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC)
Periodicity Annual
Earliest available data 2006
Geographical coverage Mining Sector
Link to data source Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) opens in a new window
Release date 2018
Next release 2019
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details +233-303-206-020
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Organisation Ghana Statistical Service
Periodicity Quarterly
Earliest available data 2006
Geographical coverage National
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Release date 2018
Next release 2019
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details info@statsghana.gov.gh
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