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Burkina Faso - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.1

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

0.1 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1996

0.62×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#71#851996200120062011201620212024#48#272020 overtook Georgia2024 overtook Greece
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Burkina Faso climbed from #48 to #27 (overtook Georgia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Burkina Faso

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Overtook Georgia in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Greece in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 50 places in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1996-2024

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620240.10.270.440.61

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