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Sudan · Innovation, research & technology

R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.

9 indicators · 8 with data

Research

R&D spending

% of GDP

69th of 93 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
R&D spendingSudan's r&d spending fell from 0.5 % in 1999 to 0.2 % in 2005.19992000200120022003200420050%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.2 %

Sudan's r&d spending fell from 0.5 % in 1999 to 0.2 % in 2005.

Scientific and technical journal articles

articles

104th of 197 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Scientific and technical journal articlesSudan's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 68.9 in 1996 to 470.6 in 2023.200020052010201520200200400600470.6

Sudan's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 68.9 in 1996 to 470.6 in 2023.

Patents

Patent applications, residents

applications

62nd of 119 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Patent applications, residentsSudan's patent applications, residents rose from 7 in 1983 to 153 in 2020.19902000201020200100200300153

Sudan's patent applications, residents rose from 7 in 1983 to 153 in 2020.

Patent applications, nonresidents

applications

108th of 132 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Patent applications, nonresidentsSudan's patent applications, nonresidents fell from 67 in 1983 to 7 in 2020.199020002010202002040607

Sudan's patent applications, nonresidents fell from 67 in 1983 to 7 in 2020.

Trademark applications, total

applications

92nd of 133 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Trademark applications, totalSudan's trademark applications, total rose from 478 in 2004 to 1,414 in 2020.200520102015202005001,0001,5002,0001,414

Sudan's trademark applications, total rose from 478 in 2004 to 1,414 in 2020.

Technology

High-tech exports

% of manufactured exports

122nd of 167 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
High-tech exportsSudan's high-tech exports rose from 0.0 % in 2012 to 2.2 % in 2018.20122013201420152016201720180%0.5%1%2%2%3%2.2 %

Sudan's high-tech exports rose from 0.0 % in 2012 to 2.2 % in 2018.

High-technology exports (current US$)

current US$

145th of 168 · 34th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
High-technology exports (current US$)Sudan's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$6,500 in 2012 to US$870k in 2018.2012201320142015201620172018US$0US$500kUS$1MUS$1.5MUS$2MUS$870k

Sudan's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$6,500 in 2012 to US$870k in 2018.

Economy

ICT service exports (% of service exports)

% of service exports

173rd of 173 · 39th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
ICT service exports (% of service exports)Sudan's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 3.8 % in 1997 to 0.1 % in 2022.200020052010201520200%10%20%30%0.1 %

Sudan's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 3.8 % in 1997 to 0.1 % in 2022.

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