Lesotho's r&d spending rose from 0.0 % in 2002 to 0.1 % in 2023.
Lesotho · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Lesotho's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 6.0 /M in 2002 to 32.2 /M in 2023.
Lesotho's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 9.5 in 1996 to 60.2 in 2023.
Patents
Lesotho's patent applications, residents fell from 8 in 1995 to 1 in 2019.
Lesotho's patent applications, nonresidents fell from 14 in 1989 to 2 in 1995.
Lesotho's trademark applications, total was 68 in 2018 and 68 in 2020.
Technology
Lesotho's high-tech exports fell from 0.3 % in 2015 to 0.1 % in 2024.
Lesotho's high-technology exports (current us$) fell from US$818k in 2015 to US$623k in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
94th of 94 · 8th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 1.6 % in 2000 to 0.1 % in 2025.