Rwanda's r&d spending rose from 0.6 % in 2016 to 0.8 % in 2023.
Rwanda · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Rwanda's researchers in r&d (per million people) rose from 10.7 /M in 2008 to 133.1 /M in 2023.
Rwanda's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 7.9 in 1996 to 433.5 in 2023.
Patents
Rwanda's patent applications, residents rose from 1 in 1988 to 14 in 2021.
Rwanda's patent applications, nonresidents fell from 3 in 1980 to 2 in 2021.
Rwanda's trademark applications, total rose from 40 in 2004 to 682 in 2021.
Technology
Rwanda's high-tech exports fell from 31.3 % in 2009 to 4.8 % in 2022.
Rwanda's high-technology exports (current us$) fell from US$14.9M in 2009 to US$6.8M in 2022.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
107th of 158 · 17th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rwanda's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 3.3 % in 2010 to 3.2 % in 2024.