Nigeria's r&d spending rose from 0.1 % in 2007 to 0.3 % in 2019.
Nigeria · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Nigeria's researchers in r&d (per million people) fell from 37.6 /M in 2007 to 22.1 /M in 2019.
Nigeria's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 908.5 in 1996 to 9,799 in 2023.
Patents
Nigeria's patent applications, residents rose from 10 in 1985 to 410 in 2020.
Nigeria's patent applications, nonresidents rose from 431 in 1985 to 598 in 2020.
Nigeria's trademark applications, total fell from 20,560 in 2011 to 11,341 in 2019.
Technology
Nigeria's high-tech exports rose from 2.6 % in 2009 to 2.7 % in 2024.
Nigeria's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$47.3M in 2009 to US$50.1M in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
79th of 94 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria's ict service exports (% of service exports) rose from 1.1 % in 2005 to 2.1 % in 2025.