Kenya's r&d spending rose from 0.4 % in 2007 to 0.8 % in 2024.
Kenya · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Kenya's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 56.2 /M in 2007 to 384.0 /M in 2024.
Kenya's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 392.4 in 1996 to 2,079 in 2023.
Patents
Kenya's patent applications, residents rose from 1 in 1988 to 160 in 2021.
Kenya's patent applications, nonresidents fell from 107 in 1986 to 37 in 2021.
Kenya's trademark applications, total rose from 4,684 in 2015 to 5,254 in 2020.
Technology
Kenya's high-tech exports fell from 4.7 % in 2008 to 3.2 % in 2024.
Kenya's high-technology exports (current us$) fell from US$80.1M in 2008 to US$67M in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
51st of 158 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya's ict service exports (% of service exports) rose from 1.3 % in 1995 to 10.6 % in 2024.