Burundi's r&d spending rose from 0.2 % in 2007 to 0.2 % in 2018.
Burundi · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Burundi's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 19.6 /M in 2012 to 22.5 /M in 2018.
Burundi's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 9.8 in 1996 to 36.3 in 2023.
Patents
Burundi's patent applications, residents rose from 1 in 1989 to 2 in 2020.
Burundi's patent applications, nonresidents fell from 10 in 1980 to 5 in 2020.
Burundi's trademark applications, total fell from 57 in 2017 to 42 in 2020.
Technology
Burundi's high-tech exports rose from 0.3 % in 2013 to 1.3 % in 2023.
Burundi's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$52.4k in 2013 to US$431k in 2023.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
75th of 94 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi's ict service exports (% of service exports) rose from 2.7 % in 2011 to 2.9 % in 2025.