Zambia's r&d spending rose from 0.0 % in 1996 to 0.3 % in 2008.
Zambia · Innovation, research & technology
R&D, patents, publications, researchers and high-tech.
9 indicators · 9 with data
Research
Zambia's researchers in r&d (per million people) fell from 50.0 /M in 1996 to 41.9 /M in 2008.
Zambia's scientific and technical journal articles rose from 50.9 in 1996 to 367.3 in 2023.
Patents
Zambia's patent applications, residents rose from 7 in 1988 to 13 in 2021.
Zambia's patent applications, nonresidents fell from 74 in 1988 to 13 in 2021.
Zambia's trademark applications, total rose from 314 in 2004 to 1,171 in 2021.
Technology
Zambia's high-tech exports rose from 0.7 % in 2008 to 1.5 % in 2024.
Zambia's high-technology exports (current us$) rose from US$4M in 2008 to US$23.4M in 2024.
Economy
ICT service exports (% of service exports)
% of service exports
124th of 158 · 23rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia's ict service exports (% of service exports) fell from 2.7 % in 1997 to 1.8 % in 2024.