Ethiopia's r&d spending rose from 0.2 % in 2005 to 0.3 % in 2017.
Ethiopia · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Ethiopia's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 20.8 /M in 2005 to 89.0 /M in 2017.
Ethiopia's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 170.1 in 1996 to 6,728 in 2023.
Patents
Ethiopia's patent applications, residents rose from 3 in 1996 to 6 in 2020.
Ethiopia's patent applications, nonresidents rose from 11 in 1998 to 54 in 2020.
Ethiopia's trademark applications, total rose from 321 in 2004 to 1,428 in 2021.
Technology
Ethiopia's high-tech exports fell from 6.1 % in 2008 to 3.8 % in 2023.
Ethiopia's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$8.35M in 2008 to US$9.86M in 2023.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
145th of 158 · 31st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 7.5 % in 1995 to 0.6 % in 2024.